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Communications activist silenced in Cuban jail cell

Alan Gross, with wife Judy at the Western Wall in spring 2005, is being held without charges in Cuba, where he was on contract for the U.S. government connecting the tiny Jewish community to the Internet. (Courtesy of the Gross family)

The family of Maryland's Alan Gross is mobilizing the Jewish community in a bid to help secure his release from a Cuban prison, where he is being held by the Castro regime under suspicion that he was part of a plot to undermine the government. Read more »

Looking at why Israel can't win an Oscar

Why can’t an Israeli film win an Oscar? One theory holds that Israeli filmmakers are too innovative and edgy. Read more » Editors' Picks Bibi and the evangelicals (Israel Prime Minister's Office) Read the text of the speech that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered Monday night at the Jerusalem summit of Christians United For Israel. 'Friends' star explores Holocaust past (Forward) Former 'Friends' star Lisa Kudrow speaks about her recent travels to Belarus to learn about family members murdered during the Holocaust. Haunted by the past (NPR) A memorial in the seaside Russian town of Yantarny recalls a massacre described as the last act of the Holocaust. I want my Dr. Brown's (S.F. Chronicle) Jewish deli's efforts to go green stir controversy -- over Dr. Brown's soda. Taking shelter in Israel (Reuters) American Jews head to Israel to wait out the recession. 100 best Jewish film moments (Heeb) Suffering from Oscars withdrawal? Check out this list. For what it's worth, JTA officially agrees with the choice for No. 1. Breaking News The relationship between Israel and the United States is a centerpiece of American policy, Vice President Joe Biden said. A Barcelona bookshop owner was sentenced to prison for the crime of “honoring and justifying genocide.” The U.S. Department of Justice declined to intervene in the case of a convicted kosher meat executive, despite a plea from several Orthodox rabbis. The plight of Falash Mura will be resolved within a year, Israel's interior minister promised. One of the top defenders in the NBA had the word "defense" inscribed in his hair in Hebrew, as well as in Japanese and Hindi. A Knesset committee approved the advancement of a civil union bill to the floor of the Israeli parliament. Arnold Forster, an attorney who had a nearly 60-year career at the Anti-Defamation League, has died. A group of neighbors has agreed to drop its lawsuit against the expansion of the Simon Wiesenthal Center and the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles. The president of Brazil, who has sparked controversy by his continued relationship with Iran, will visit Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority. Toronto's York University has suspended a student accused of running an anti-Semitic Web site. Americans for Peace Now met with Israel's deputy foreign minister and raised concerns over the ministry's treatment of a J Street delegation. U.S. special Middle East envoy George Mitchell announced the start of proximity talks between Israel and the Palestinians. Israel's Interior Ministry approved the building of 1,600 new housing units in eastern Jerusalem. Twelve prominent American Latina leaders are visiting Sephardic heritage sites during a mission to Israel.