About Lilit Marcus
I used to work here.
Also, it's pronounced "Lil-leet."
Wassup With Hasidic MIA?
So about that Hasidic looking hat/gold chains that look like payos thing in her new video… Read More
When ‘Sister Wives’ Met ‘The Red Tent’
TLC’s Sister Wives is sort of a real-life version of the late HBO hit Big Love: a man named Kody Brown adds a fourth wife to his polygamous marriage and copes with legal challenges to his family. Read More
So Long, and Thanks for All the Gefilte Fish: Saying Goodbye
A twentieth-century Eastern European writer who survived a variety of wars, movements, and renamings once said that he’d lived in five countries without ever leaving his house. During the fifteen months that I’ve been the editor of Jewcy, I’ve lived … Read More
American Jews Aren’t Quite As Hated As Previously Thought
In November, Gallup did a poll of 1,002 Americans, asking them their feelings on three "minority religions" – that would be the Muslims, the Buddhists, and us. This week, they released the findings. Among them: 71 percent report having a … Read More
The Century of Miep Gies
"If you can’t be a candle," the saying goes, "be the mirror that reflects the candle." So can we sum up the biography of Miep Gies, the Dutch woman whose best-known accomplishment is preserving for the world the writings of … Read More
Can You Be Jewish and Apolitical?
I am just not that interested in politics. Sure, when it comes time to vote I read up and get educated before heading over to the ballot box, but the idea of politics being a year-round, full-time hobby suddenly makes … Read More
Gretel Bergmann Jumps High Once More In “Berlin ’36″
In 1936, Margaret "Gretel" Bergmann (now known by her married name, Margaret Lambert) was Germany’s highest-ranked female high jumper. However, Germany’s racial laws meant that she, as a Jew, was not welcome on their national Olympic team. Trying to get … Read More
Jewish Porn Star Evan Seinfeld Is Back on the Market
Good news, ladies: Evan Seinfeld, the Jewish porn star, musician, and actor is back on the market. He and Tera Patrick, also a porn star, have just announced that they are divorcing. The announcement is conveniently timed, as Patrick has … Read More
Bets On Who Stole the “Arbeit Macht Frei” Sign from Auschwitz Begin Now
The famous (infamous?) "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign that hung at the entrance to the Auschwitz concentration camp was stolen early this morning. Avner Shalev, the chairman of Yad Vashem, said "The theft of such a symbolic object is an attack … Read More
Jewcy and Fancy Fast Food Present Bubbe Wendy’s Latkes
Bubbe Wendy’s Hanukkah Latkes (Fancy Wendy’s Hash Browns) by Erik of Fancy Fast Food, with assistance and a little bit of hand modeling from me Hey everybody, it’s Hanukkah! It’s Chanuka! No matter how you spell it, it’s time for … Read More