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Forward Why Alana Haim wears a Star of David in ‘One Battle After Another’ 8 Oct 2025
Alana Haim's character in "One Battle After Another" wears a Star of David necklace as a subtle, yet impactful statement on Jewish identity and intersectiona...
8 Oct 2025
Forward ‘Kavalier and Clay’ could be a Jewish-American 'Ring Cycle' — what would Richard Wagner think of it? 1 Oct 2025
The Metropolitan Opera's adaptation of Michael Chabon's "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay" serves as a poignant response to Richard Wagner's antisem...
1 Oct 2025
Forward Richard Linklater wants you to remember Lorenz Hart 29 Sep 2025
Richard Linklater's 'Blue Moon' is a fascinating character study of Lorenz Hart, the celebrated lyricist known for his collaborations with Richard Rodgers. T...
29 Sep 2025
Forward Is Britney Spears hot for Hasidic beards? 29 Sep 2025
Britney Spears recently posted a photo on Instagram featuring a group of Haredi men around a chessboard, captioned "I like the beard!!!" This led some, inclu...
29 Sep 2025
Forward A mural dedicated to Holocaust memory — in Babylonian, Yiddish and Chinese 26 Sep 2025
Ella Ponizovsky-Bergelson's mural, "Lay-lah Lay-lah," was unveiled at the Holocaust Memorial Plaza in Philadelphia, offering a poignant tribute through its m...
26 Sep 2025
Forward ‘Eleanor the Great’ is a crowd-pleasing comedy with a queasy Holocaust concept 25 Sep 2025
"Eleanor the Great," directed by Scarlett Johansson, is a comedic film that tackles the challenging subject of Holocaust identity with a storyline that revol...
25 Sep 2025
Forward Where Eric Adams got his Rosh Hashanah fit 25 Sep 2025
New York City Mayor Eric Adams made a fashionable impression during Rosh Hashanah services, wearing a Bukharian Jewish chapan, gifted by Ehran Gohari from Co...
25 Sep 2025
Forward An unprecedented, and unfinished, work of Yiddish scholarship is now an opera 17 Sep 2025
Alex Weiser and Ben Kaplan have transformed the unfinished scholarly project of the Yiddish language dictionary into a chamber opera, bringing the postwar st...
17 Sep 2025
Forward Robert Redford’s legacy is surprisingly Jewish 16 Sep 2025
Robert Redford, the legendary actor and director, who passed away at the age of 89, significantly impacted the film industry and had a unique relationship wi...
16 Sep 2025
Forward How often does Tim Blake Nelson think about ancient Greece? 15 Sep 2025
Tim Blake Nelson, a multifaceted creative force in the entertainment world, delves into themes of ancient Greek philosophy, authoritarianism, and morality in...
15 Sep 2025