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While Yiddish lives, Isaac Bashevis Singer’s ghost stories may flourish

PJ Grisar in Forward · 22 Dec 2024

Isaac Bashevis Singer's ghost stories, which intertwine Jewish mysticism and Yiddish folklore, are being celebrated in the play 'Bashevis Demons' at Theatre 154 in New York.

0 Communities Culture

18 notable Jews who died in 2024

JTA Staff in JTA · 18 Dec 2024

This review honors the memories of 18 influential Jewish figures who passed away in 2024, highlighting their unique contributions across diverse fields such as politics, arts, and activism.

0 Television/Film Culture

Three plays about demons and saints is opening off-Broadway

Forverts Staff in Forward · 4 Dec 2024

"Basheviss Demons" is an off-Broadway production featuring three short plays inspired by the stories of Isaac Bashevis Singer, a Nobel laureate.

0 Sports History

For first time, Olympics opening ceremony honors Israeli athletes murdered in Munich

Forward · 23 Jul 2021

During the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, a moment of silence was observed for the first time during the opening ceremony to honor the 11 Israeli athletes murdered at the 1972 Munich Games by the Palestinian group Black September.

0 Holocaust Sports

Israeli Munich Olympics Terror Victims Were Brutalized and Castrated

Forward · 2 Dec 2015

Family members of the Israeli athletes brutally murdered during the 1972 Munich Olympics by the Palestinian group Black September revealed harrowing details of their treatment two decades later.