Jewish Chronicle
The Pendragon Legend, review: Upper-class chomps and femmes fatales pitched into dark country-house thriller
31 Jul 2024
"The Pendragon Legend" by Antal Szerb, recently republished by Pushkin Press, follows the story of a young Hungarian scholar who visits the Earl of Gwynedd a...
31 Jul 2024
JTA
Jewish Life Stories: Ilana Schatz, 71, who founded Fair Trade Judaica
31 Jul 2024
Ilana Schatz, a prominent figure in the Jewish community, founded Fair Trade Judaica in 2008, promoting products that aligned with Jewish values and supporte...
31 Jul 2024
JTA
A historian describes the lessons learned — and ignored — from Hitler’s rise to power
31 Jul 2024
Timothy Ryback's book, "Takeover: Hitler's Final Rise to Power," delves into Hitler's ascent in 1932 amid a divided democracy, shedding light on the complace...
31 Jul 2024
MomentMag
Moment Magazine-Karma Short Fiction Contest: "Sounds Turtles Make" by Michael Orbach
31 Jul 2024
Michael Orbach, the 2023 second-place (tie) winner of the Moment Magazine-Karma Foundation Short Fiction Contest, discusses his story "Sounds Turtles Make" w...
31 Jul 2024
Forward
Candace Owens has gone so conspiratorial, she’s now citing forgotten Jewish heretics
30 Jul 2024
In a wild conspiracy theory rant, Candace Owens asserts that obscure 18th-century Jewish figure Jacob Frank and his followers, known as Frankists, are behind...
30 Jul 2024
Kveller
Mel Brooks Talks About His Days Working in the Borscht Belt
30 Jul 2024
Mel Brooks reflects on his formative years working in the Borscht Belt, a Jewish resort area in the Catskills of New York, where he began as a busboy at 14 a...
30 Jul 2024
Moment
Spice Box | Own it
30 Jul 2024
The text is a brief announcement from Moment Magazine inviting readers to submit original newspaper clippings, curiosities, and photographs to be featured in...
30 Jul 2024
Mishpacha
Streetlights and Shadows
29 Jul 2024
The article discusses the history of Jewish life in Vienna, emphasizing its ups and downs over the years. After a period of flourishing in the early 20th cen...
29 Jul 2024
JTA
David Biale, scholar of Jewish thinkers and ideas on the margins, dies at 75
29 Jul 2024
David Biale, a pioneering Jewish historian known for his work on marginalized Jewish ideas and thinkers, passed away at 75. He challenged conventional academ...
29 Jul 2024
Jewish Chronicle
The world should learn from Israel’s Olympic courage
29 Jul 2024
The article highlights the courage and resilience displayed by Israeli athletes in the face of historical discrimination and contemporary threats. It tells t...
29 Jul 2024
Hadassah
New Jewish Books by Hadassah Members
29 Jul 2024
Hadassah Magazine features recent releases by Hadassah members, exemplifying the diverse literary talents within the Jewish community. For instance, "Postwar...
29 Jul 2024
Hadassah
New Jewish Books to Read This August 2024
29 Jul 2024
This August 2024 presents a diverse selection of Jewish books to explore. Margalit Fox’s "The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum" sheds light on the life of Fredericka...
29 Jul 2024
JTA
Jewish fencers make up nearly a third of the 2024 US Olympic fencing team in Paris
29 Jul 2024
Jewish fencers represent a significant portion of the 2024 US Olympic fencing team in Paris, with six out of twenty athletes having Jewish backgrounds. These...
29 Jul 2024
Jewdicious
This Week in Jewish History
29 Jul 2024
This week in Jewish history includes significant events such as the arrival of the first shipload of Russian Jewish immigrants in New York in 1881, marking t...
29 Jul 2024
Tel Aviv Review
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Human Rights in Troubled Times: How Much Individualism Do We Need?
29 Jul 2024
Anne Rethmann delves into post-1945 human rights discussions, focusing on the views of Austrian-Jewish lawyer Franz Bienenfeld on justice and comparing them ...
29 Jul 2024
Tablet
Flirting in Yiddish
29 Jul 2024
The text reflects on a gathering of Holocaust survivors and their children, exploring themes of loss, identity, and the yearning for life and continuity amid...
29 Jul 2024
Lilith
When We Have Something to Say, We Make a Magazine
26 Jul 2024
"The American Jewess" was a groundbreaking nineteenth-century magazine published in Chicago and was the first American Jewish women's magazine. Founded by Ro...
26 Jul 2024
JTA
My stepfather Joe Lieberman set one path as a Jew in politics. Will his many successors follow it?
26 Jul 2024
The article reflects on the impactful Jewish political legacy of the late Senator Joe Lieberman, who saw his Jewish identity as a lever for positive change i...
26 Jul 2024
JTA
Archeologists uncover floor of the Great Synagogue of Vilna, destroyed by the Nazis and Soviets
26 Jul 2024
Archeologists have unearthed parts of the Great Synagogue of Vilna, the historic center of Lithuanian Jewish life destroyed by the Nazis and Soviets. The exc...
26 Jul 2024
Jewish Chronicle
Can a Jewish-Irish couple survive the Israel-Palestine debate?
26 Jul 2024
The author, a Jewish writer for the Jewish Chronicle in a relationship with an Irish partner, reflects on the challenges of navigating discussions about Isra...
26 Jul 2024
Jewish History Uncensored
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#198 - Skylab & Atlanta Opportunities - Lessons From My Father’s Life
25 Jul 2024
In this episode, the speaker reflects on how his father maximized opportunities in Atlanta's Jewish community and his significant involvement in the Skylab r...
25 Jul 2024
Forward
Babylon Berlin is famous for its attention to detail — did it get its Jewish story right?
25 Jul 2024
In Season 4 of Babylon Berlin, the series introduces a Jewish subplot, featuring Abe Gold (formerly Avrum Goldstein) and his Orthodox Jewish family in Berlin...
25 Jul 2024
Chabad.org
Behind Enemy Lines: The life of a French Jewish spy in Nazi Germany
25 Jul 2024
The video features the remarkable story of Marthe Cohn, a French Jewish woman who served as a spy in Nazi Germany during World War II, sharing her experience...
25 Jul 2024
Moment
Visual Moment | Camille Pissarro and the Birth of Impressionism
25 Jul 2024
Camille Pissarro, a central figure in the Impressionist movement, was an influential artist who played a key role in the development of modernist painting. B...
25 Jul 2024
Forward
In London, Jewish history is larger than life in a new mural
25 Jul 2024
Artist Leon Fenster has created a 9-story mural on the wall of the Jewish Community Centre London, depicting a grand tableau of Jewish life in London across ...
25 Jul 2024
Jewdicious
The Spirituality That's Real To Me
25 Jul 2024
Allison Fishman Task, a life coach, discusses spirituality and its distinction from religion in her work. She explains that spirituality is about a personal ...
25 Jul 2024
Jewish Chronicle
You might hate Trump but it’s wrong to compare him to Hitler
25 Jul 2024
The text discusses the inappropriate comparisons of President Trump to Hitler, highlighting the dangers of such rhetoric and the dehumanization it promotes. ...
25 Jul 2024
Tablet
Wikipedia’s Jewish Problem
25 Jul 2024
A group of Wikipedia editors and administrators criticized the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) for its reliability on issues related to Israel, Zionism, antisem...
25 Jul 2024
18forty
Chabad’s Mission Is Not Much Different Than Centrist Orthodoxy’s
24 Jul 2024
The text compares the mission of Chabad with Centrist Orthodoxy in understanding the purpose of Jewish practice as creating a dwelling place for God in the p...
24 Jul 2024
Unpacked
Are Jews Indigenous to Israel? | Explained
24 Jul 2024
The video delves into the historical connection between Jews and Israel, exploring various Jewish communities' origins and their deep ties to the land throug...
24 Jul 2024
JTA
The Borscht Belt Festival, honoring the Jewish Catskills, is bigger and broader this year
23 Jul 2024
The second annual Borscht Belt Festival, organized by the Borscht Belt Museum in the Catskills, will feature comedy, food, music, and storytelling from July ...
23 Jul 2024
Forward
New Holocaust memoir shifts the focus from survivors to descendants
23 Jul 2024
"Irena's Gift: An Epic World War II Memoir of Sisters, Secrets, and Survival" by Karen Kirsten explores the experiences of Polish Jewish survivors and their ...
23 Jul 2024
18forty
Three Weeks To Mourn the Kibbutzim of Slaughter
23 Jul 2024
The essay discusses the need for mourning and healing in the Jewish community following the October 7 massacre and parallels it with the concept of the Three...
23 Jul 2024
Lilith
After Hysteria
22 Jul 2024
The text explores the forgotten history of Jewish women involved in sex trafficking in the late 19th century, focusing on Bertha Pappenheim, also known as An...
22 Jul 2024
Hadassah
An Ancient Day of Mourning
22 Jul 2024
The text does not provide specific information for summarization as it seems to be a placeholder or technical code for displaying a crossword puzzle related ...
22 Jul 2024
Jewdicious
This Week in Jewish History
22 Jul 2024
This Week in Jewish History recounts significant events in the Jewish past, including the deportation of Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto by the Nazis in 1942 on ...
22 Jul 2024
Jewish Action
Remnant of Israel: A Portrait of America’s First Jewish Congregation
22 Jul 2024
"Remnant of Israel: A Portrait of America's First Jewish Congregation" by Rabbi Marc Angel provides an insightful and accessible history of Shearith Israel, ...
22 Jul 2024
Kveller
My Mother Evaded the Holocaust, But the Trauma Lives On In Me
22 Jul 2024
This personal narrative explores the intergenerational trauma stemming from a mother's survival of the Holocaust and its impact on the author. The author ref...
22 Jul 2024
18 Questions, 40 Israeli Thinkers
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Anita Shapira: 'You cannot wipe out Hamas'
22 Jul 2024
Anita Shapira offers a critical analysis of Israel's complex relationship with Hamas, reflecting on the necessity of Jewish statehood as a historical respons...
22 Jul 2024
Jewish Chronicle
’I’m telling the story of Jews in Britain – and I need your help’
22 Jul 2024
Benjamin Till, a composer and advocate for British Jewish heritage, is working on a major musical composition called "The Jews of Britain" to narrate the 100...
22 Jul 2024
Decision Points
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Allies Under Pressure: The Gaza War and U.S.-Israel Relations
22 Jul 2024
Dennis Ross and David Makovsky explore the impact of the ongoing Gaza conflict on U.S.-Israel relations, discussing whether recent tensions signify a tempora...
22 Jul 2024
Tel Aviv Review
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Jewish Nationalism, Sovereignty, and International Law
22 Jul 2024
Professor Rotem Giladi provides a deep dive into Israel's early legal diplomacy, exploring how Zionist ideology influenced and often conflicted with internat...
22 Jul 2024
Tablet
A Mistress of Simplicity and Disguise
22 Jul 2024
Sonia Delaunay, a renowned artist known for her abstract and kinetic work, especially in fabric design, lived a life of simplicity and disguise. Despite her ...
22 Jul 2024
Lehrhaus
Shopping for Grandpa’s Gravestone
21 Jul 2024
The text describes a reflective journey of choosing a gravestone for a grandfather, navigating through different options like colors and sizes while contempl...
21 Jul 2024
JTA
Andorra’s 73 Jews worship from a community center they are barred by law from calling a synagogue
19 Jul 2024
The Jewish community in Andorra, consisting of 73 members, faces restrictions on officially calling their place of worship a synagogue due to local laws. And...
19 Jul 2024
Sam Aronow
The Third Aliyah (1918-1921)
19 Jul 2024
This video explores The Third Aliyah (1918-1921) period in Jewish history, discussing events such as the Faisal-Weizmann Agreement, the San Remo Conference, ...
19 Jul 2024
Forward
Trump says he had God on his side — Bob Dylan knew it was never that simple
19 Jul 2024
At the 2024 Republican National Convention, various speakers, including pastors and Trump's son, attributed Trump's survival of an assassination attempt to d...
19 Jul 2024
Tikvah
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Avi Weiss on the AMIA Bombing 30 Years Later (Rebroadcast)
19 Jul 2024
Avi Weiss reflects on his journey to Argentina following the 1994 AMIA bombing and the subsequent cover-up by Argentine authorities. He discusses his allianc...
19 Jul 2024
Tablet
Old Spice
19 Jul 2024
Cinnamon, a spice mentioned in the Bible, has a rich history and was highly prized for its healing properties dating back over 3,000 years. It traveled aroun...
19 Jul 2024
Tablet
Who Normalized Political Violence in America?
19 Jul 2024
The text delves into the normalization of political violence in America and various actors' roles in perpetuating this climate, including discussions about i...
19 Jul 2024