Wikipedia disciplines editors but sidesteps Polish Holocaust debate By Asaf Elia-Shalev May 23, 2023 (JTA) — Wikipedia has banned three editors from working on articles related to Jewish history in Poland during World War II, in a bid to resolve editing disputes and safeguard its credibility. But the online encyclopedia stopped short of taking more aggressive action in response to allegations of widespread Holocaust distortion on the platform. The… Read More
Tech Elon Musk likens George Soros to Holocaust survivor X-Men villain WASHINGTON (JTA) — Elon Musk tweeted that George Soros “hates humanity,” and wrote that the billionaire and progressive megadonor “reminds me of Magneto,”… By Ron Kampeas May 16, 2023
Culture With 1.6M followers, TikToker teaches about her Orthodox life “Hi my name is Miriam,” the video begins. “I’m an Orthodox Jew, and I share what my life is like.” So opens a typical TikTok post from Miriam Ezagui, a… By Elizabeth Karpen, JTA May 11, 2023
From the Archives Jews have been part of Silicon Valley from the start From its early days, Silicon Valley has been a place where Jews could succeed. As a place that valued brains and chutzpah, the nascent computer and tech… By Maya Mirsky May 3, 2023
Tech This Jewish-founded VC fund calls itself a ‘capitalist kibbutz’ Israeli and American Jews have found common cause in the Silicon Valley orbit of venture capital, turning what is ordinarily a competitive, highly… By Valerie Demicheva Apr 26, 2023
Music Israeli singers resurrected by AI — and not everyone is happy Two popular Israeli singers — one the “Madonna of the East,” the other the “king” of Mizrahi music as well as a convicted rapist — have teamed up on a new… By Jackie Hajdenberg, JTA Apr 20, 2023
Tech Alef's post-Soviet CEO imagines a future with flying cars Updated March 31, 2023 at 2:06 p.m. to correct Leonid Dukhovny’s profession. In between the countless flight tests of his company’s flying car, Alef… By Valerie Demicheva Mar 30, 2023
Tech After Silicon Valley Bank collapse, a bad week for Israeli tech The startups in Shuly Galili’s investment fund are no longer in danger of being cut off from their deposits at Silicon Valley Bank, the institution that… By Valerie Demicheva Mar 15, 2023
Israel Why a county in Utah could play a role in Israel’s judicial crisis Aaron Davidson has never been to Israel. He isn’t Jewish. He began serving in his position, Utah County clerk, just two months ago. But the policies he… By Ben Sales, JTA Mar 10, 2023