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A Jewish soldier died saving a Christian friend. Eighty years later, a grave reunited their families.

Austin Albanese in Forward · 23 Jun

In 1945, during a night assault on Mount Belvedere in Italy, Jewish American soldier Frank T. Kurzinger died trying to save Christian friend Del Riley after a landmine explosion.

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While sculpting Jesus, this Jewish artist wrestled with his demons

Olivia Haynie in Forward · 30 Mar

Jimmy Grashow, a Jewish artist whose work captivated audiences with its intricate, detailed cardboard sculptures, became the focus of the documentary "Jimmy & the Demons."

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At a book-lovers’ mecca, a celebration of the Jewish Diaspora

Lisa Keys in JTA · 16 Oct 2025

At New York City's Grolier Club, the exhibit "Jewish Worlds Illuminated: A Treasury of Hebrew Manuscripts from The JTS Library" showcases an extraordinary collection of Jewish manuscripts from across the diaspora.

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In a bibliophile's paradise, a treasury of Jewish manuscripts recalls a time when books were truly beautiful

Mervyn Rothstein in Forward · 28 Sep 2025

The exhibition "Jewish Worlds Illuminated: A Treasury of Hebrew Manuscripts from The JTS Library" at the Grolier Club in Manhattan showcases over 100 Hebrew manuscripts spanning 800 years, revealing the diverse cultural influences on Jewish communities worldwide.

0 Literature Holocaust

Review: ‘One Good Thing’

Elizabeth Edelglass in Hadassah · 6 Jun 2025

In "One Good Thing," Georgia Hunter shifts her focus from her family's Holocaust experience in Poland to the plight of Italian Jews during World War II.

0 History Education

Jewish Lives · 27 May 2025

Franz Boas is recognized for challenging the racial hierarchies of his time by promoting cultural relativism, which continues to hold relevance today.

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‘We Were The Lucky Ones’ Author Georgia Hunter Tells an Incredible New Holocaust Tale

Lior Zaltzman in Kveller · 24 Apr 2025

Georgia Hunter's novel, originally a personal exploration of her Holocaust-surviving grandfather's past, became the acclaimed novel and TV show "We Were the Lucky Ones."

0 Food Culture

Passover Memories in a Bite of Orange Cake

Pauline Steinhorn in Moment · 8 Apr 2025

Pauline Steinhorn recounts her nostalgic journey during a trip to Italy, where a piece of Sephardi orange cake at Ristorante Quinoa in Florence vividly revives childhood memories of her Polish Aunt Bela's Passover treat.

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Mussolini’s Willing Executioners: The Genocide Of Italy’s Jews

Forward · 1 Jan 2019

Simon Levis Sullam's book, "The Italian Executioners: The Genocide of the Jews of Italy," challenges the notion that Italy was peripheral to the Holocaust by examining Italian participation in the genocide of Jews during the Italian Social Republic's collaboration with Nazi Germany.

0 Art Culture

10,000 Hard-Boiled Eggs and the Art of Pedro Friedeberg

Alan Grabinsky in Tablet · 5 May 2017

Pedro Friedeberg, a renowned Latin American artist, is famous for his eclectic and surreal art that integrates elements like tarot cards, Hebrew symbols, and indigenous motifs.

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What Rembrandt Painted When He Painted Jews

Forward · 26 Jul 2016

Menachem Wecker's examination of Rembrandt's 1629 painting, "Judas Returning the Thirty Pieces of Silver," explores the artist's unique presentation and its connection to portrayals of Jews in art history.