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0 Literature Culture

5 things I’ve learned about the role Jewish books play in our lives

eJewishPhilanthropy · 1 Dec

Reflecting on the 100th anniversary of Jewish Book Month, Tali Rosenblatt-Cohen, host of The Five Books podcast, shares insights into how Jewish literature connects us to our past, broadens our understanding of history, fosters belonging, invites conversations across generations, and imagines a future for Jewish identity.

0 Communities Ethics

Undocumented people need Jewish allies. Why can't they find them?

Analucía Lopezrevoredo in Forward · 23 Jul

Analucía Lopezrevoredo, a Latin Jewish woman and former undocumented immigrant, urges the Jewish community to support undocumented immigrants amid escalating immigration crackdowns.

0 Politics Communities

Nobody Votes for Podcasters

Michael Lind in Tablet · 14 Jul

Michael Lind explores assertions that Donald Trump betrayed his working-class base by deviating from his original "America First" policies.

0 Politics Culture

A Young Socialist Wants to Run NYC. Could He Win?

Olivia Reingold in The Free Press · 14 Apr

Zohran Kwame Mamdani, a 33-year-old socialist, is making headlines as one of the youngest candidates for New York City's mayorship.

0 History Leadership

Max Frankel, Jewish New York Times executive editor who fled the Nazis, dies at 94

Grace Gilson in JTA · 24 Mar

Max Frankel, who passed away at 94, was a German-born Jewish executive editor of The New York Times during a transformative era for journalism.

0 Holocaust Communities

The Last Generation of Holocaust Survivors

Hilary Danailova in Hadassah · 31 Dec 2024

As the last generation of Holocaust survivors, mostly in their 80s and 90s, reflects on their wartime experiences and life as American Jews, common themes emerge: displacement, hiding, and lingering memories of antisemitism.

0 History Holocaust

David Lehman in Tablet · 4 Dec 2024

David Lehman's article recounts his uncle Leo Liebe's journey as a Jewish refugee during WWII.

0 Holocaust History

For These Doomed Passengers, There Was No Refuge in Cuba

Julia M. Klein in Forward · 19 Jun 2018

Through examining Armando Lucas Correa's novel 'The German Girl,' the article explores the historical tragedy of the SS St. Louis, a ship carrying Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany in 1939.

0 Culture Communities

How Did A Yiddish Opera Wind Up In Cuba Of All Places?

Forward · 25 Mar 2017

"Hatuey: Memory of Fire," a Yiddish-Cuban opera, recently premiered in Havana, marking a cultural milestone that bridges Jewish and Cuban heritage.