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Forward 'An ethereal presence’: An artist gives the women of the old Lower East Side new life 23 Jan

Artist Adrienne Ottenberg's new solo show, titled "On the Lower East Side: Twenty-Eight Remarkably Women . . . and One Scoundrel," features multimedia portra...

23 Jan

JTA You can live in a former synagogue in the East Village for a cool $2.3M 23 Jan

A penthouse apartment in a former synagogue in the East Village is on the market for $2.3 million. The building, originally constructed in 1908 as Congregati...

23 Jan

Forward Major Judaica collection amassed by Yemenite Jewish butcher donated to the National Library of Israel 23 Jan

The National Library of Israel has acquired a significant collection of 60,000 Yemenite Jewish manuscripts and text fragments, one of the largest and most co...

23 Jan

The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner Encore presentarion: Oscar nominations hide the real Canadian Jewish story of ‘Oppenheimer’ 23 Jan

The episode explores the overlooked contributions of Canadian Jewish scientist Louis Slotin in the Manhattan Project, emphasizing his key role despite not be...

23 Jan

The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner Encore presentarion: Oscar nominations hide the real Canadian Jewish story of ‘Oppenheimer’ 23 Jan

The episode highlights the overlooked story of Louis Slotin, a Jewish Canadian scientist who was part of the Manhattan Project and whose heroism saved lives ...

23 Jan

Jewish Review of Books Oh Homeland, Don’t You Wonder (Tzion Ha-lo Tishali) 23 Jan

In this poem titled "Oh Homeland, Don't You Wonder (Tzion Ha-lo Tishali)", the speaker expresses deep longing and love for their homeland. They call out to t...

23 Jan

Jewish Review of Books “The Secret of Our Army’s Endurance” 23 Jan

In a 1964 interview, S.Y. Agnon, a renowned Jewish author, reflected on the significance of a Jewish army defending the State of Israel. Agnon expressed conc...

23 Jan

Jewish Review of Books Origin Stories 23 Jan

Yonatan Adler's book, "The Origins of Judaism: An Archaeological-Historical Reappraisal," challenges the traditional Jewish origin story by arguing that Jews...

23 Jan

Jewish Review of Books Pogrom 23 Jan

This poem, titled "Pogrom," expresses the fear and anticipation of imminent violence and persecution. The speaker ponders whether the attackers will return t...

23 Jan

Jewish Review of Books Lovers (and Haters) of Zion 23 Jan

In Derek J. Penslar's book "Zionism: An Emotional State," he explores the emotional states underlying the Zionist project and the various reactions to it. He...

23 Jan

Jewish Review of Books Letters, Winter 2024 23 Jan

In a recent article, Ethan Schwartz critiques Edward Feld's book, "The Book of Revolutions: The Battles of Priests, Prophets, and Kings That Birthed the Tora...

23 Jan

Jewish Review of Books Israel’s Iron Lady 23 Jan

Deborah E. Lipstadt's biography of Golda Meir portrays a life marked by accomplishments and guilt for not doing more to save Holocaust victims. Meir, born in...

23 Jan

Future of Jewish How the Palestinians Hijacked the Jewish Culture War 22 Jan

The article discusses the hijacking of the Jewish culture war by the Palestinians, particularly in relation to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It highlight...

22 Jan

Forward Why America was an easy mark for Nazi ideas 22 Jan

The PBS documentary "Nazi Town, USA" explores the period in the 1930s when American citizens, affected by the Great Depression and influenced by racist polic...

22 Jan

Kveller ‘Across So Many Seas’ Brings a Sephardic Jewish Story to Life for Middle Grade Readers 22 Jan

"Across So Many Seas" is a new novel by Ruth Behar that tells the story of four generations of Sephardic Jewish girls longing for freedom and struggling to n...

22 Jan

JTA ‘Nazi Town, USA,’ a new PBS documentary, examines the 1930s heyday of Hitler’s acolytes in the US 22 Jan

The new PBS documentary Nazi Town, USA explores the rise and fall of the German American Bund, a pro-Nazi organization that attracted about 100,000 members i...

22 Jan

Tablet First They Came for My People, Then They Came for the Jews 22 Jan

Simon Aban Deng, a survivor of slavery in Sudan, shares his story and draws parallels between the suffering of his people and the recent attack on a music fe...

22 Jan

Moment Duckworth: Life as a Unity 19 Jan

The University of Chicago is celebrating the installation of Ruth Duckworth's mural, "Clouds Over Lake Michigan," at its Regenstein Library. Duckworth, a cer...

19 Jan

JTA The Jewish Sport Report: Who’s the next Jewish MLB Hall of Famer? We asked the experts. 19 Jan

The Jewish Sport Report explores the question of who will be the next Jewish player to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame after Sandy Koufax and Hank...

19 Jan

JTA ‘Origin’ story: How Ava DuVernay’s new movie connects the Holocaust, slavery and caste 19 Jan

The movie "Origin," directed by Ava DuVernay and based on Isabel Wilkerson's book "Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents," explores the connections between t...

19 Jan

Forward Only 2 Jewish players are in the baseball Hall of Fame. Who could join Koufax and Greenberg in Cooperstown? 19 Jan

Since Sandy Koufax and Hank Greenberg were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, no other Jewish players have made it in. However, there are a few potenti...

19 Jan

Tablet When Neighbors Turn Against Neighbors 19 Jan

"Our Class" is a play that is based on the real-life events of a 1941 pogrom in Jedwabne, Poland. It follows the lives of 10 classmates, five Jewish and five...

19 Jan

Tablet Playing Defense 19 Jan

Samuel Leibowitz, a renowned defense attorney in the 1930s, defended clients in high-profile cases and fought against racism and injustice. He started his ca...

19 Jan

Mishpacha Home Front Ep. 47 (01.18.24) 18 Jan

In this episode of Home Front, it is argued that Israel cannot afford to align itself with America's obsession with the two-state solution to the Israeli-Pal...

18 Jan

Jewish History Uncensored #174 - Zman Tefila & The Vilna Gaon’s Opposition to Chassidus 18 Jan

Rabbi Arnie Wittenstein explores the intricacies of the Vilna Gaon's opposition to Chassidus, highlighting the complex interplay between traditional Jewish p...

18 Jan

Forward Have we finally discovered the real reason for Spinoza’s excommunication? 18 Jan

The documentary "Spinoza: Six Reasons for the Excommunication of the Philosopher" explores the motivations behind Baruch Spinoza's excommunication by the Ams...

18 Jan

Forward 'Lynching' must be used only in its historical context, not to describe the impeachment of a cabinet official 18 Jan

Si Kahn, a civil rights activist and reader of The Forward, wrote a letter to the editor expressing his concern about the use of the word "lynching" in an ar...

18 Jan

Jewish Chronicle Parashah of the week: Bo 18 Jan

The Parashah of Bo marks the climax of the Ten Plagues, culminating in the death of the firstborn. Amid preparations for the Exodus, the directive to change ...

18 Jan

Jewish History Nerds Innovation or Assimilation? The Moses Mendelssohn Story 18 Jan

Moses Mendelssohn, often deemed the grandfather of the Haskalah, engaged deeply with the tensions between Jewish tradition and modernity, notably advocating ...

18 Jan

The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner Paying tribute to Harry Rosen, George Cohon and other high-profile Canadian leaders we lost in 2023: The CJN Daily’s ‘Honourable Menschen’ returns 18 Jan

The episode commemorates notable Canadian Jewish leaders who passed away in 2023, spotlighting their contributions to Canadian society. It includes tributes ...

18 Jan

Unorthodox 100 Days: Ep. 396 18 Jan

In observance of the 100 days since the harrowing events of October 7, this episode of Unorthodox shifts its focus to honoring the lives lost and those still...

18 Jan

JTA ‘Our Class,’ a timely play asking big questions about antisemitism, makes its New York premiere 17 Jan

"Our Class," a play inspired by the real-life 1941 pogrom in the Polish village of Jedwabne, makes its New York premiere at the Brooklyn Academy of Music's F...

17 Jan

Two Nice Jewish Boys #343 - The Syrian Hospital Manager Who Risked His Life Helping Victims of Assad (Shadi Martini) 17 Jan

Shadi Martini, a former hospital manager in Aleppo, risked his life aiding victims of the Syrian Civil War and went on to become a humanitarian advocate lead...

17 Jan

Ami An Ugly Law of Human Nature // There’s something significant to glean from Jew-hatred 17 Jan

In this article, the author reflects on the different forms and long history of anti-Semitism, highlighting that throughout the centuries, Jew-hatred has tak...

17 Jan

Forward Russian authorities are calling the death of a prominent Jewish poet an 'accident' — his compatriots say it was an assassination 16 Jan

The Russian Jewish poet Lev Semyonovich Rubinstein, who passed away at the age of 76, experienced the ongoing persecution and discrimination against Jews in ...

16 Jan

The Beinart Notebook Rashid Khalidi on This Moment in Palestinian History 16 Jan

In this Zoom call, Columbia Professor Rashid Khalidi discusses the current state of Palestinian history. He refers to the ongoing conflict between Palestine ...

16 Jan

Forward Oct. 7 upended my sense of safety. Studying the Exodus story is helping me reclaim it 15 Jan

In this article, the author discusses how studying the Exodus story in the Torah has provided them comfort and a sense of reclaiming safety in the face of co...

15 Jan

JTA A murder victim was anonymous for 13 years. Jewish genealogists found her name. 15 Jan

The identity of a murder victim, whose body was found decapitated and mutilated in 2011 in California, was recently discovered by Jewish genealogists. The vi...

15 Jan

Tel Aviv Review The Many Lives of Bruno Schulz 15 Jan

Benjamin Balint explores the complex legacy of Bruno Schulz, a multifaceted figure whose life and work are caught in overlapping Polish, Ukrainian, and Jewis...

15 Jan

Moment Book Review | When an Adored Villain Gets His Day in Court 14 Jan

Two new books, "Judgment at Tokyo" by Gary J. Bass and "France on Trial" by Julian Jackson, explore historic trials of national leaders deemed guilty of war ...

14 Jan

Moment Book Review | When an Adored Villain Gets His Day in Court 14 Jan

This book review discusses two new books that explore historic trials involving national leaders accused of wartime crimes. "Judgment at Tokyo" by Gary J. Ba...

14 Jan

Forward When Dr. Martin Luther King and Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel taught my dad to pray with his feet 14 Jan

Rabbi Mordecai Schwartz attended the March on Washington in August 1963 and delivered a Rosh Hashanah sermon the following month reflecting on his decision t...

14 Jan

Forward In ‘Vishniac,’ a portrait of a scientist, a fabulist and a chronicler of a disappearing world 14 Jan

"Vishniac" is a documentary film about the life and work of photographer Roman Vishniac, known for his images of European Jewish life and microscopic organis...

14 Jan

Call Me Back The Houthis and The Hague - with Nadav Eyal 13 Jan

This episode features Nadav Eyal discussing the U.S. and U.K.'s military strikes against the Houthis in Yemen, examining Iran's influence and possible escala...

13 Jan

Forward What I learned reading my great-grandfather's last will and testament 12 Jan

The author discovers her great-grandfather's will, a single page written in Yiddish, as she is packing up her parents' house. The will expresses gratitude, r...

12 Jan

JTA Jewish liturgy includes a curse against our enemies. We can be OK with that. 12 Jan

The author reflects on the 12th blessing of the Amidah, a curse against enemies in Jewish liturgy. They initially found it difficult to connect with the pray...

12 Jan

Jewish Chronicle The Etgar Quiz no 254 12 Jan

The Etgar Quiz no 254 features questions related to Jewish knowledge and history. It includes inquiries about countries without peace treaties with Israel, c...

12 Jan

Tablet Radar Boys 12 Jan

This text tells the story of Murray Oratz, a young Jewish boy who enlisted in the Navy during World War II. He joined the Navy's exclusive science training p...

12 Jan

Moment Opinion | A Quick Guide to Zionism in Hard Times 11 Jan

Zionism is a complex term that cannot simply be discarded, despite its controversial nature. It is an integral part of the identity of millions of people aro...

11 Jan

Forward Imagining the unthinkable: Israel ceasing to exist 11 Jan

In this article, the author reflects on the possibility of Israel ceasing to exist. They draw parallels between sensationalist headlines and the current situ...

11 Jan