Poland

0 Communities History

Cindy Scarr in Mishpacha · 5 Mar

Rav Pinchas Menachem Alter, known as the Pnei Menachem, and his father, the Imrei Emes, are two contrasting yet deeply interconnected figures in the Gur Chassidic dynasty.

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His Father’s Echo

Cindy Scarr in Mishpacha · 5 Mar

Rav Pinchas Menachem Alter, known as the Pnei Menachem, and his father, the Imrei Emes, are two contrasting yet deeply interconnected figures in the Gur Chassidic dynasty.

0 Culture History

Life Making Sense

Carol Ann Schwartz in Hadassah · 4 Mar

The article explores the intertwining of joy and sorrow in Jewish history and tradition, exemplified through holidays like Purim, Passover, and Yom Hashoah.

0 Holocaust History

Poland returns 91 Jewish objects to Greece, decades after they were stolen by the Nazis

Shira Bartov in Forward · 4 Mar

In a landmark act of restitution, Poland has returned 91 Jewish religious and ceremonial objects to Greece, including Torah scrolls and silver finials, decades after they were stolen by the Nazis during World War II.

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Poland returns 91 Jewish objects to Greece, decades after they were stolen by the Nazis

Shira Li Bartov in JTA · 4 Mar

Poland has returned 91 sacred Jewish artifacts to Greece, which were originally looted by the Nazis from Thessaloniki, a city with a significant Jewish population that suffered monumental losses during the Holocaust.

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Poland returns 91 Jewish objects to Greece, decades after they were stolen by the Nazis

Shira Li Bartov in JTA · 4 Mar

Poland has returned 91 sacred Jewish artifacts to Greece, which were originally looted by the Nazis from Thessaloniki, a city with a significant Jewish population that suffered monumental losses during the Holocaust.

0 Television/Film Culture

In the face of conflict over assimilation, appropriation, colonialism and hegemony, a plea for human dignity through dance

Sheerly Avni in Forward · 3 Mar

Tatyana Tenenbaum's debut documentary, "Everything You Have Is Yours," follows dancer Hadar Ahuvia as she navigates personal and cultural conflicts through the medium of dance.

0 History Politics

The timing of Israel's attack on Iran was not a coincidence.

Bob Goldberg in Future of Jewish · 3 Mar

Bob Goldberg explores the symbolic timing of Israel's military action against Iran just before the Jewish holiday of Purim, aligning it with the themes of Shabbat Zachor and the remembrance of Amalek, the Biblical archetype of Jewish enemies.

0 Culture History

Yiddish Ghosts of Purim Past

Mira Balberg in Jewish Review of Books · 2 Mar

Celebrating Purim after the Holocaust poses a profound challenge to some in the Jewish community, as articulated by philosopher Aviezer Ravitzky.

0 Politics History

The war on Zionism is becoming a war on Jewish history.

Debbie Lechtman in Future of Jewish · 26 Feb

The essay by Debbie Lechtman explores the growing trend of viewing all Jewish-related media and history through an anti-Zionist lens, clarifying this as a broader assault on Jewish history and identity.

0 Politics History

The war on Zionism is becoming a war on Jewish history.

Debbie Lechtman in Future of Jewish · 26 Feb

The essay by Debbie Lechtman explores the growing trend of viewing all Jewish-related media and history through an anti-Zionist lens, clarifying this as a broader assault on Jewish history and identity.

0 History Politics

Poland’s Jewish museum director returns, 7 years after being pushed out by nationalist politics

Shira Bartov in Forward · 26 Feb

Dariusz Stola has been reinstated as director of the Polin Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw, seven years after being ousted by Poland's then-nationalist government.

0 Antisemitism History

Why was Tucker Carlson pushing for DNA testing for Jews? What to know about the ‘Khazar’ theory that antisemites can’t shake.

Andrew Lapin in JTA · 26 Feb

Tucker Carlson's recent interview with Mike Huckabee brought the discredited Khazar theory back into discussion, raising concerns about antisemitism.

0 Communities History

Poland’s Jewish museum director returns, 7 years after being pushed out by nationalist politics

Shira Li Bartov in JTA · 26 Feb

Dariusz Stola, the first director of the Polin Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw, has been reappointed after being ousted by Poland's previous nationalist government in 2019.

0 Communities History

The Future is Sephardic

Sapir · 25 Feb

As American Jews reflect on what some call their "Golden Age," there's a growing divergence between Ashkenazi and Sephardic visions of the future.

0 History Holocaust

Documentary about Jews killed by their Polish neighbors after the Holocaust could be banned in Poland

Shira Li Bartov in JTA · 24 Feb

"Among Neighbors," a documentary by Yoav Potash, explores the tragic story of five Jews murdered by their Polish neighbors in Gniewoszów, Poland, six months after World War II ended.

0 History Holocaust

Documentary about Jews killed by their Polish neighbors after the Holocaust could be banned in Poland

Shira Li Bartov in JTA · 24 Feb

"Among Neighbors," a documentary by Yoav Potash, explores the tragic story of five Jews murdered by their Polish neighbors in Gniewoszów, Poland, six months after World War II ended.

0 History Holocaust

Documentary about Jews killed by their Polish neighbors after the Holocaust could be banned in Poland

Shira Li Bartov in JTA · 24 Feb

"Among Neighbors," a documentary by Yoav Potash, explores the tragic story of five Jews murdered by their Polish neighbors in Gniewoszów, Poland, six months after World War II ended.

0 History Israel

Israel is what happens when you run out of places to go.

Ido Singer in Future of Jewish · 24 Feb

Ido Singer's essay delves into the persistent displacement and resilience of Jewish communities throughout history, addressing the oft-posed question, "Why don't Jews just leave?"

0 Education Holocaust

The world no longer feels sorry for Jews. Now what?

Joshua Hoffman in Future of Jewish · 23 Feb

Joshua Hoffman explores the evolving challenges of Jewish education regarding the memory of the Holocaust and its role in the narrative of Jewish identity and Zionism.

0 Science History

Jews and Autoimmune Disease: Ancestry Solves the Mystery

Jewdicious · 22 Feb

Jewish populations, particularly those of Ashkenazi descent, experience higher rates of autoimmune diseases such as Hashimoto's, lupus, and Crohn's, largely due to genetic factors tied to historical population isolation.

0 Art Holocaust

Confronting art and love as the Nazis close in

Nahma Sandrow in Forward · 19 Feb

New York’s vibrant theater scene is enriched by diverse influences, including a Russian-Jewish sensibility epitomized by Roman Freud's play "Beneath the Ice of the Vistula."

0 Art Holocaust

Confronting art and love as the Nazis close in

Nahma Sandrow in Forward · 19 Feb

New York’s vibrant theater scene is enriched by diverse influences, including a Russian-Jewish sensibility epitomized by Roman Freud's play "Beneath the Ice of the Vistula."

0 Music History

Rediscovering the ‘Dybbuk’ composer Henokh Kon

Eve Sicular in Forward · 19 Feb

Eve Sicular explores the rediscovery of Henokh Kon, a prolific Yiddish composer celebrated for his scores in classic films like "The Dybbuk."

0 Music History

Rediscovering the ‘Dybbuk’ composer Henokh Kon

Eve Sicular in Forward · 19 Feb

Eve Sicular explores the rediscovery of Henokh Kon, a prolific Yiddish composer celebrated for his scores in classic films like "The Dybbuk."

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