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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
Forward Were these the funniest moments in more than 5,000 years of Jewish history? 12 Mar 2025
Rob Kutner, a comedy writer known for his work on The Daily Show and Conan, brings his humor to Jewish history with his book, "The Jews: 5,000 Years and Coun...
12 Mar 2025
Forward At a Dan Friedman exhibition, the bizarre joy of being Dan Friedman 26 Feb 2025
Dan Friedman reviews an exhibition celebrating the work of the late designer Dan Friedman at Superhouse in New York City. The exhibition, titled "Why Shouldn...
26 Feb 2025
Forward What does it mean that Judaism is a religion of loopholes? 13 Feb 2025
Elana Stein Hain's book, "Circumventing the Law: Rabbinic Perspectives on Legal Loopholes and Integrity," explores the concept of legal loopholes within Juda...
13 Feb 2025
Forward In an unmissable film, a son faces up to his Jewish mother's mental illness 27 Jan 2025
"This Is My Mother," screened at the New York Jewish Film Festival, is Julien Carpentier's poignant debut film exploring the complex dynamics between a son, ...
27 Jan 2025