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0 History Ethics

A Crack in a Jewish Family’s Cold Case

Jennifer Wolf Kam in Hadassah · 25 Jun 2025

Jenifer Wolf Kam explores the mystery of her great-great-aunt Elka, who vanished in 1901 while traveling from London to the United States.

0 Communities Ethics

I met Pope Leo XIV. What comes next?

eJewishPhilanthropy · 20 May 2025

In a significant symbol of progressing Catholic-Jewish relations, Jewish leaders, including Rabbi Noam E. Marans of the American Jewish Committee, attended the inaugural mass of Pope Leo XIV.

0 Politics Art

These New York Jewish arts organizations have been defunded by the Trump administration

Jackie Hajdenberg in JTA · 6 May 2025

Several New York Jewish arts organizations, including the Jewish Plays Project and Yugntruf, have lost federal funding due to the Trump administration's reduction of grants from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).

0 Literature History

Unwieldy, unnerving, and a masterpiece — the last great Yiddish novel has arrived

Eugene Stein in Forward · 5 Apr 2025

Chaim Grade's long-awaited novel, "Sons and Daughters," is now available in translation by Rose Waldman after decades of anticipation.

0 Antisemitism Communities

As improved relations quaver, a new guide aims to educate Catholics about antisemitism

Ben Sales in JTA · 16 Dec 2024

The American Jewish Committee and U.S. bishops have collaborated to publish a glossary aimed at educating Catholics about antisemitism, amidst a backdrop of Pope Francis's controversial remarks regarding Israel.

0 History Culture

A Closet with Wedding Clothes Is All That Is Left of Yetta Goldstein

Forward · 15 Mar 2011

The tragic story of Yetta Goldstein, a victim of the infamous Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in 1911, is retold through the grief-filled eyes of her brothers and fiancé.