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Earliest item	21 Jan 2020

Forward Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s Broadway opus debuts in the U.S. — nearly 80 years late 5 Mar

Erich Wolfgang Korngold's operetta, "The Silent Serenade," is finally debuting in the U.S. nearly 80 years after its European premiere, thanks to the Mannes ...

5 Mar

Forward Why Walter Benjamin was all things to all people 23 Feb

Walter Benjamin, a seminal 20th-century thinker, remains difficult to categorize due to his interdisciplinary approach and refusal to fully conform to any id...

23 Feb

Forward He may have been the world’s most famous mime, but in this play, he won't shut up 22 Feb

"Marcel on the Train" is a new play that delves into the pre-fame life of famed mime Marcel Marceau, focusing on his courageous efforts during World War II t...

22 Feb

Forward Dear internet: Having Jews in movies isn’t ‘Zionist propaganda’ 20 Feb

PJ Grisar critiques the modern tendency to misinterpret Jewish references in films as Zionist propaganda, highlighting the issue with examples like the recen...

20 Feb

Forward The Jew who put Hitler on trial — and the play that stages his story 6 Feb

Hans Litten, the Jewish lawyer who famously put Hitler on the witness stand in 1931, is the focus of Douglas P. Lackey's play, "Hans Litten: The Jew Who Cros...

6 Feb

Forward Robert Kraft’s new Super Bowl ad about antisemitism already feels dated 3 Feb

Robert Kraft's latest Super Bowl ad, produced by his Blue Square Alliance Against Antisemitism, presents an outdated depiction of antisemitism in schools. Fe...

3 Feb

Forward When Catherine O’Hara delivered the perfect Purim spiel 30 Jan

The article commemorates the versatile actress Catherine O'Hara, who passed away at 71, and highlights her memorable performance in the 2006 film "For Your C...

30 Jan

Forward Netflix’s ‘Queen of Chess’ tracks the rise of Judit Polgar — but leaves her Jewishness out of it 30 Jan

Rory Kennedy's documentary "Queen of Chess" chronicles the rise of Judit Polgar, the first and only woman to break into the top 10 overall world chess rankin...

30 Jan

Forward 24 visions of Leonard Cohen, no clear picture of who he was 29 Jan

Leonard Cohen, the enigmatic Canadian singer-songwriter, is the focus of a new book, "The World of Leonard Cohen," edited by David R. Shumway. This collectio...

29 Jan

Forward For the first time since Hitler, a Hebrew publisher sets up shop in Germany 26 Jan

For the first time since the Holocaust, a significant non-religious Hebrew publishing house has been established outside of Israel. Founded by Israeli expatr...

26 Jan