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Forward A new memorial honors victims of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire 11 Oct 2023
A new memorial is being unveiled at the site of the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire, commemorating the tragic event where 146 workers died in 1911. The memo...
11 Oct 2023
Forward What the Jewish author behind one of America's most banned books has to say about censorship today 6 Sep 2023
Author David Levithan, known for his novels about gay teens, has had his books banned multiple times. He is currently involved in a lawsuit against Florida's...
6 Sep 2023
Forward His memoir was a transcendent look at Black-Jewish relations. Can he pull it off again — in a great American novel? 22 Aug 2023
In his latest novel, "The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store," James McBride explores the complex history of Black-Jewish relations in America. The story takes p...
22 Aug 2023
Forward How this Romaniote synagogue keeps a Jewish 'minority within a minority' alive 22 Aug 2023
Kehila Kedosha Janina, the only Romaniote synagogue in the Western Hemisphere, preserves the traditions and culture of the Romaniote Jews, a minority within ...
22 Aug 2023
Forward The Borscht Belt resorts were abandoned long ago. But these signs point to a brighter future 17 Aug 2023
The Borscht Belt resorts in Mountain Dale, New York, once popular among Jewish vacationers, have long been abandoned, but efforts are underway to commemorate...
17 Aug 2023
Forward It was a pioneering trans library — until the Nazis burned it 7 Jun 2023
The Institute for Sexual Research, founded by Magnus Hirschfeld, was a pioneering medical center devoted to the study of gender and sexuality in Weimar Germa...
7 Jun 2023
Forward Descendants of Holocaust perpetrators are writing about their history — what can we learn from them? 11 May 2023
Three recently published books, written by descendants of Holocaust perpetrators, delve into the painful histories of their families. Linda Kinstler's "Come ...
11 May 2023
Forward These Jewish Eurovision songs are terrible. Listen to them anyway 10 May 2023
The article explores various Jewish Eurovision songs from different years and countries, highlighting unique moments and performances, such as Ortal from Fra...
10 May 2023
Forward When we all met at Dubrow's Cafeteria 27 Apr 2023
In this essay by Marcia Bricker Halperin, the author describes her experience photographing Dubrow's Cafeteria on Kings Highway in Brooklyn in the 1970s. She...
27 Apr 2023
Forward Moms get the spotlight in 'Are You There, God?' adaptation 24 Apr 2023
The article discusses the movie adaptation of Judy Blume's "Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret." The film expands the role of Margaret's mother, Barbara, ...
24 Apr 2023