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Forward In the beginning was the word — and the word was whisky 24 Dec 2025
Noah Rothbaum's "The Whiskey Bible" is a comprehensive guide to whisky, exploring its historical evolution from an American immigrant industry to an internat...
24 Dec 2025
Forward A lackluster exhibit gives short shrift to Claude Lanzmann’s legacy — and to the Shoah’s victims 5 Dec 2025
The exhibition "The Recordings: Voices from the Shoah Tapes" at The New York Historical, intended to commemorate Claude Lanzmann's legacy, disappoints by fai...
5 Dec 2025
Forward The Nazis would have embraced these elite Germans — nevertheless, they resisted 19 Nov 2025
Jonathan Freedland's book, "The Traitors Circle," explores a little-known network of German aristocrats and intellectuals who resisted the Nazi regime throug...
19 Nov 2025
Forward In 'Coexistence, My Ass!' the anxiety of an Israeli influencer 27 Oct 2025
Coexistence, My Ass!, a documentary by Amber Fares, dives into the art of comedy as a potent medium for social commentary, spotlighting Israeli comedian Noam...
27 Oct 2025
Forward He escaped the Holocaust and 'Matzoh Island,' but America was no promised land 1 Sep 2025
Karen Bermann's book, "The Art of Being a Stranger," offers a unique fusion of memoir, art, and poetic reflection on her family history, focusing on her fath...
1 Sep 2025
Forward Is Gary Shteyngart's latest dystopia any less frightening than the one we're currently living in? 8 Jul 2025
Gary Shteyngart's newest novel, "Vera, or Faith," diverges from his earlier works by exploring a dystopian world through the eyes of a 10-year-old girl in Ne...
8 Jul 2025
Forward He was one of the greatest Jewish soccer players who ever lived — pity you probably haven't heard of him 7 Jul 2025
Rinus Isral, a Jewish Dutch footballer, was a significant figure in soccer history despite limited recognition. He captained Feyenoord to a European Cup vict...
7 Jul 2025
Forward In a time of darkness and trauma in Israel, a profound new film offers a dose of 'Bliss' 4 Jun 2025
In Shemi Zarhin's film "Bliss," known as "Hemda" in Hebrew, the emotional intricacies of Israeli life are explored against the backdrop of familial and socie...
4 Jun 2025
Forward Our preeminent historian of the Jews is finally ready to confront Auschwitz 22 Apr 2025
Simon Schama, a distinguished Jewish historian, explores the horrors of the Holocaust in the PBS documentary 'Simon Schama: The Holocaust, 80 Years On.' Usin...
22 Apr 2025
Forward The golden age for American Jews is over — and wow was it short 8 Apr 2025
David Denby's new book, 'Eminent Jews,' explores the cultural and sociopolitical impact of four prominent 20th-century American Jews: Leonard Bernstein, Mel ...
8 Apr 2025