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Forward 100 years after its founding, can a Yiddish institute serve a people who don’t speak the language? 23 Mar 2025
YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, celebrating its centennial in 2025, has played a crucial role in preserving Eastern European Jewish culture and the Yiddi...
23 Mar 2025
Forward ‘Operation Mincemeat’ is a musical farce about fooling Hitler — with nothing much to say about Nazis 21 Mar 2025
"Operation Mincemeat" is a musical comedy that recounts the true story of a British intelligence operation during World War II aimed at deceiving the Nazis w...
21 Mar 2025
Forward She was teenage runaway, a German rock star and Berlin leading lady — now she’s playing Leonard Bernstein 13 Mar 2025
Helen Schneider, an American-born, German-based artist, is portraying Leonard Bernstein in Peter Danish's new play "Last Call," premiering Off-Broadway. Dire...
13 Mar 2025
Forward Why Queen Esther was the star in the age of Rembrandt's Amsterdam 6 Mar 2025
In the 17th century Netherlands, Queen Esther's story resonated strongly, serving as a cultural bridge for the newly free Dutch society and the burgeoning Je...
6 Mar 2025
Forward Mikey Madison is Jewish — is 'Anora'? 3 Mar 2025
Mikey Madison, an Oscar-winning actress, stars in the film 'Anora,' which offers a depiction of Jewish life in Brighton Beach, a vibrant, culturally rich nei...
3 Mar 2025
Forward Trump’s AI dream for Gaza is the golden calf, Samson and Nimrod rolled into one 26 Feb 2025
President Trump's AI-generated video on his social media channels envisions a surreal, glamorized redevelopment of Gaza into a flashy tourist hub, complete w...
26 Feb 2025
Forward How MAD magazine, family ghosts and censorship made Art Spiegelman an anti-fascist artist 18 Feb 2025
Art Spiegelman's journey as an artist, particularly illustrated through the new documentary 'Art Spiegelman: Disaster is My Muse,' embodies a complex interpl...
18 Feb 2025
Forward An Israeli superhero is the least of the problems with ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ 14 Feb 2025
Captain America: Brave New World introduces Shira Haas as Sabra, an Israeli superhero whose character ignites controversy for her representation of Israel am...
14 Feb 2025
Forward Who were the most (and least) Jewish presidents? 11 Feb 2025
PJ Grisar offers an intriguing exploration of the Jewish connections and legacies of American presidents, rating them on a playful Jewishness scale. From Geo...
11 Feb 2025
Forward The double life of Abraham, from freethinker to pure believer 10 Feb 2025
Abraham: The First Jew by Anthony Julius offers a fresh perspective on the patriarch, presenting him as two distinct personas: a fearless freethinker and a p...
10 Feb 2025