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Since the 1976 arrival of Aulcie Perry — a 6-10 native of Newark, N.J., who led Maccabi Tel Aviv to two unexpected EuroLeague championships — more than 800 African-American players have competed in the Israeli Premier League.
Read MoreHere are some Israelis who have had the biggest impact in American society while living 5,000 miles away from their first home.
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Adam Goldberg stars in the 2003 Blaxploitation sendup, “The Hebrew Hammer.” (Screenshot from YouTube)
We’re talking about the Yiddishe superhero played by Adam Goldberg in Jonathan Kesselman’s over-the-top 2003 film “The Hebrew Hammer.” In the movie, the Hammer saves Chanukah by thwarting Santa Claus’ evil anti-Semitic son, played by Andy Dick.
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Milwaukee Bucks President Peter Feigin speaking at the opening of the team’s new training center in downtown Milwaukee as Mayor Tom Barrett, left, looks on. (Gary Dineen/Milwaukee Bucks)
Feigin remains an outspoken Jewish New Yorker who hasn’t been afraid to speak his mind. Last fall, in one of his speeches to a local rotary club, he called Milwaukee “the most segregated, racist place I’ve ever experienced in my life.”
Read MoreIn a show called “Rock Israel,” MTV chronicled part of Petty’s trip to the Holy Land, which the rocker described as a whirlwind.
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Sixty Playboy bunnies celebrating the magazine’s 60th anniversary in Los Angeles, Jan. 16, 2014. (Rachel Murray/Getty Images for Playboy)
This article was published when Playboy announced in 2015 that its magazine would no longer feature completely nude models. It scrapped that policy in February.
Read MoreWant to switch things up a little this year? Here are some recipes to try.
Read MoreAs 5777 draws to a close, here are some members of the tribe — representing areas as diverse as pop culture to politics — we’ve mourned since last Rosh Hashanah.
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David Litt, center, with President Obama and actor Keegan-Michael Key in the White House. (Courtesy of Litt)
Litt’s young age combined with his neurotic, Jewish sensibility — likely a product of his upbringing on New York’s Upper West Side — make “Thanks, Obama” an amusing read.
Read MoreBeginning bakers, don’t be alarmed: The book is a step-by-step guide, complete with beautiful photographs, that shows how a few basic recipes for, say, bagels or rugelach, can be transformed easily into fun fusion creations.
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