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The exhibition "Hedy Lamarr: Actress Inventor Viennese" at the Austrian Cultural Forum in New York explores the life of Austrian Jewish actress Hedy Lamarr. ...

In this personal essay, Joshua Metzger reflects on his experience of saying kaddish, the Jewish prayer for mourners, after the death of his mother. He descri...

Alison Roman, a popular food writer, is making a comeback with her new cookbook, Sweet Enough, which is already a bestseller. The cookbook focuses on dessert...

Billionaire Jewish businessman Robert Kraft plans to spend $25 million on a public awareness campaign against antisemitism, flooding television airwaves with...

Asaf Zamir, Israel's consul general in New York, resigned amid protests following the firing of Defense Minister Yoav Gallant by Prime Minister Benjamin Neta...

Kanye West recently claimed on Instagram that watching Jonah Hill in the movie "21 Jump Street" reshaped his view of Jewish people, marking a reversal from h...

In light of recent anti-democratic judicial reforms in Israel, Peter Beinart's long-criticized views on Israel's occupation of the West Bank are gaining newf...

Massive protests have erupted in Israel, with hundreds of thousands of people opposing proposed legislative changes that would weaken the judicial system and...

This article discusses two different topics: kashering (the process of making utensils kosher) and car washing. It provides a quiz to test the reader's knowl...

Brenda Lawrence, former U.S. Representative for Michigan's 14th district, has taken on a new role as executive director of Spill the Honey, an organization d...

Eighty years ago, a large-scale initiative involved Hollywood and Broadway celebrities staging a series of pageants titled "We Will Never Die" to raise aware...

New York City saw a significant increase of 52% in antisemitic incidents in 2022 compared to the previous year, with the highest number of reported incidents...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel addressed the nation following intense national protests against his government's controversial judicial overhaul...

Renowned Yiddish poet Rivka Basman Ben-Hayim, an influential figure in Jewish literature, passed away at the age of 98. Born in Lithuania in 1925, Basman Ben...

Melissa Klapper, a professor of Jewish women's history, recently completed a successful three-day run as a Jeopardy! champion, earning $59,100. Although her ...

Kosher Dekal, a New Jersey-based company known for its Passover countertop linings, returns to the market after a significant backlash last year from sticky ...

In a letter to the advice column "Bintel Brief" in The Forward, a mother expresses frustration over her sons' reluctance to repay a debt she loans them. The ...

Dorit Perry's quest began in 2010 when she discovered a tombstone in Jerusalem's Mount Herzl Military Cemetery that, unlike most, was missing key biographica...

Avram Mlotek reflects on his grandmother Chana Mlotek's legacy as a prominent Yiddish music archivist, who along with his grandfather, collected hundreds of ...

The Genazym auction house has become a significant player in the rare Jewish book market, particularly within the Orthodox community. Known for their dramati...

Despite an increase in antisemitic hate crimes and rhetoric in recent years, a Pew Research Center survey found that Americans have the most favorable view o...

Avi Mayer, a prominent pro-Israel activist and communications professional, has been appointed as the next editor-in-chief of the Jerusalem Post. Mayer, who ...

Seth Stern's book "Speaking Yiddish to Chickens" delves into the lives of Holocaust survivors who settled in southern New Jersey post-World War II and establ...

Amidst Israel's political turmoil, a growing number of Israelis are contemplating or actively pursuing emigration options. Concerned over the government's ju...

Eighty years ago, prominent Hollywood and Broadway stars staged a poignant pageant titled *We Will Never Die* at Madison Square Garden to urge the U.S. and a...

Yiddish music fans can now celebrate the launch of The Yosl and Chana Mlotek Yiddish Song Collection website at the Workers Circle. Based on the popular Pear...

The Broadway revival of 'Parade,' starring Micaela Diamond and Ben Platt, revisits the story of Leo Frank, a Jewish factory superintendent who was wrongfully...

A controversial Florida bill, House Bill 999, that aims to limit race and gender studies may also have unintended consequences for Judaic studies programs in...

The text provided is a disclaimer regarding republishing an article from the Forward, stating that it can be republished for free as long as certain guidelin...

In this letter to the editor, Mark Lurinsky criticizes Israeli analyst Yossi Klein Halevi for his disparagement of leftist Israeli groups focused on the occu...

Marshmallows have become a popular Passover treat, although they are not traditionally associated with the holiday. While marshmallows are not kosher by defa...

"Parade," a musical revival centered on the 1913 trial of Jewish factory manager Leo Frank, explores themes of antisemitism and prejudice in America. The pro...

According to a recent poll by the Pew Research Center, Jews have the highest positive rating among major religious groups in the United States. The data show...

Ads for Netflix's store were inadvertently displayed on Holocaust denial videos hosted on Rumble, a platform popular with far-right users. This was reported ...

Rabbi Alberto (Baruch) Zeilicovich has come out of retirement to lead Aruba's Temple Beth Israel, a congregation he first encountered during a much-needed br...

A delegation of American Jewish leaders from the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) flew to Israel to lobby against a controversial judicial plan bac...

The author reflects on her love for gefilte fish, a traditional Jewish dish, and fears its extinction as the older generation that made it passes away. She r...

Jacob Steinmetz, a 19-year-old Orthodox Jewish pitcher and a prospect for the Arizona Diamondbacks, made headlines by striking out three Dominican Republic a...

The biblical story of David and Batsheva has recently become a focal point of debate on Twitter, largely in the context of discussions about sexual abuse wit...

Nick Fuentes, a notable figure in the far-right movement, is reconsidering his public adulation of Adolf Hitler, acknowledging its negative connotations and ...

Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced the creation of a new advocacy group called Progressives for Israel amidst growing concern over diminishi...

Organizers claim that the recent protests against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's constitutional coup drew as many as 500,000 pro-democracy prote...

Two separate protests took place outside a Washington, D.C. hotel where Bezalel Smotrich, Israel's far-right finance minister, was speaking at an Israel Bond...

Darren Aronofsky's 1998 film "Pi" remains his most Jewish work, inspired by his own youthful encounters with Jewish mysticism in Israel. The film, centered a...

Alexandra Tatarsky's avant-garde one-woman show, "Sad Boys in Harpy Land," delves into complex themes through the lens of clowning, a traditionally interacti...

The upcoming Yiddish concert, "Refugees Together," is a musical commentary on being a refugee and a call for solidarity with the most threatened. The concert...

Despite recent controversial actions by the Israeli government, there has been a lack of significant protests from the American Jewish community. While Israe...

Steve Berman reflects on his past decision to resign from the Carter Center's Board of Councilors in protest of Jimmy Carter's book "Palestine: Peace Not Apa...

In this letter to the editor by Mordechai Levovitz, founder and clinical director of JQY (Jewish Queer Youth), Levovitz responds to criticism from Rabbis Bec...

Marc Bolan, son of a Russian-Polish Jewish lorry driver, transformed from his working-class East End roots to a glam rock icon with his band T. Rex. By 1972,...