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Houses of Worship: Touro Synagogue
1677: Jewish diaspora is in Newport, Rhode Island. Families are arriving in Newport after long journeys beginning in Spain and Portugal, then onto Amsterdam or London…
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Entertainment
The Story of Leo Frank Returns to Broadway
The 1998 Tony award-winning musical Parade is heading back to Broadway. The show depicts the story of Leo Frank, a Jewish factory manager who became the…
Judaism
Banding Together Against Hate
Antisemitism hit the mainstream this past year with celebrities including Kanye West and Kyrie Irving disseminating antisemitic tropes across social media and TV. Anti-Defamation League CEO…
Featured
Houses of Worship: Wilshire Boulevard Temple
It’s 1929 in Los Angeles. There are one million residents in the city. Miracle Mile is becoming the new commercial center, drawing people out of downtown.…
Celebrity
Jamie Lee Curtis Takes a Stand Against Kanye West’s Antisemitic Tweet
Jamie Lee Curtis, award-winning actress, “Scream Queen,” and activist, has taken a public stand against recent antisemitic tweets from Kanye West. Curtis is originally from the…
Judaism
U.S. State Department Accuses Russia of Antisemitism and Exploiting the Suffering of Jews for its Own Agenda in Ukraine
In the space of a lifetime, the people of Ukraine have endured war (5-7 million lost in WWII), nuclear disaster (Chernobyl 1986), and civil discord. February’s…
WRN Editorial Staff
Sep 5, 2022
Catholicism
<em>Syndrome K</em>: Ray Liotta Narrates Stephen Edwards’ Documentary About Three Doctors Whose Manufactured “Fatal Disease” Saved Jewish Lives
The best voice-over in film history is Ray Liotta’s 16-minute opening to Goodfellas. Understated, earnest, almost reassuring, it entices the viewer into a world of brute force,…
WRN Editorial Staff
Sep 1, 2022
Judaism
The Gifts of Judaism
Judaism’s great gift to the world, according to essayist John Evans, was the idea of a single, omnipotent, omniscient and righteous God, with whom one could…
WRN Editorial Staff
Jul 25, 2022
Buddhism
Muslim World League’s Historic Multifaith Forum in Saudi Arabia
The Muslim World League held the Forum on Common Values Among Religious Followers, a multifaith event with leaders from around the world in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.…
Issues
Does Religious Freedom Include the Right to Have An Abortion?
Then the LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground. He breathed the breath of life into the man’s nostrils, and the man…
WRN Editorial Staff
Jun 16, 2022
Christianity
The Oldest Active Christian Congregation in America Finds a New Home — in a Synagogue
Middle Collegiate Church, in the East Village of New York City, organized in 1628, was the oldest of all continuously active congregations in America until December…
WRN Editorial Staff
Apr 23, 2022
Celebrity
Religious News From Around The Web March 8, 2022
Dutch Football Superstar Embraces Islam; Jewish Telegraph Shares a Tale of Pride of a Ukrainian Jew Living in New York; New Denomination of United Methodist Church…
WRN Editorial Staff
Mar 8, 2022