Lvivshchyna, Ukraine

0 Literature History

Was the ‘Yiddish Sherlock Holmes’ the first Jewish superhero?

PJ Grisar in Forward · 28 Oct

The adventures of Max Spitzkopf, the Yiddish-speaking detective from early 20th-century Austria-Hungary, offer a glimpse into a unique chapter of Jewish cultural history.

0 History Culture

Shtetl Cures

Liel Leibovitz in Tablet · 26 Aug

Liel Leibovitz explores the fascinating world of Jewish folk medicine in Eastern Europe through the lens of his great-great-great-grandmother, depicting how Jews historically engaged in what is now termed biohacking.

0 Literature Culture

Amid the terror of war in Ukraine, a stirring debut novel demonstrates the power of love and art

Julia M. Klein in Forward · 6 Aug

Sam Wachman's debut novel, "The Sunflower Boys," unfolds amidst the turmoil of Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, offering a poignant narrative centered around the experiences of 12-year-old Artem.

0 History Culture

Ukraine in the words of a murdered Yiddish poet

Maia Evrona in Forward · 31 Jul

The Night of the Murdered Poets on August 12, 1952, saw the execution of 13 Jewish intellectuals in the Soviet Union, including five Yiddish writers originally from Ukraine.

0 Politics Communities

Jewish funders must refocus on Ukraine before it’s too late

eJewishPhilanthropy · 22 Jul

Karyn Grossman Gershon, CEO of Project Kesher, emphasizes the urgency for Jewish philanthropists to recommit support to Ukraine amidst its ongoing war with Russia.

0 History Jewish Law

Hakham Tsevi Ashkenazi and the Battlegrounds of the Early Modern Rabbinate

Reviewed by Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein in Jewish Action · 24 Jun

Rabbi Yosie Levine's book on Rabbi Tzvi Ashkenazi, a significant figure in early modern Jewish history, explores the rabbi's intellectual journey and the challenges he faced during his tenure as chief rabbi of Amsterdam.

0 Holocaust Communities

Helena Weinrauch, Holocaust survivor and ‘dancing angel,’ dies at 100

Jackie Hajdenberg in JTA · 28 May

Helena Weinstock Weinrauch, a remarkable Holocaust survivor who embraced ballroom dancing in her late 80s, passed away just shy of her 101st birthday.

0 Holocaust Politics

How a righteous Joe Biden honored my Holocaust survivor parents

David Lee Preston in Forward · 25 May

David Lee Preston reflects on Joe Biden's impact on Holocaust remembrance through the personal stories of his parents, Holocaust survivors George and Halina Wind Preston.

0 Holocaust Politics

A Holocaust perpetrator was just celebrated on US soil. I think I know why no one objected.

Lev Golinkin in Forward · 24 Apr

The commemoration of Roman Shukhevych, a known Nazi collaborator responsible for massacres during World War II, by Ukraine's Chicago consulate, highlights ongoing issues of Holocaust revisionism and historical distortion.

0 History Communities

The Galicia–Vienna–Tel Aviv Express

Cindy Scarr in Mishpacha · 18 Mar

Exploring the storied history of the Ruzhin-Sadigura dynasty, this piece chronicles their regal journey from Eastern Europe to Vienna, and finally to Tel Aviv.

0 Communities History

A 100-year-old former synagogue in the East Village will become luxury condos

Jackie Hajdenberg in JTA · 11 Mar

A century-old former synagogue in New York's East Village, initially serving the Lemberger Congregation Anshei Ashkenaz and later converted to a Baptist church, is set to be demolished to make way for luxury condos.

0 Communities Philosophy

3 years into war, Jewish life in Ukraine gets boost from NY Jewry

Larry Luxner in Forward · 24 Feb

Three years into the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Jewish life in Ukraine is receiving substantial support from Jewish communities abroad, particularly through funded programs by the UJA-Federation of New York.

0 Language Culture

Course to explore Ukrainian-Yiddish dialect of the theater and the Breslov Hasidim

Forverts Staff in Forward · 20 Feb

Yiddish scholar Leyzer Burko is offering a course this spring focusing on the Ukrainian-Yiddish dialect, which was historically significant in Yiddish theater, film, and among Hasidic communities like Skver and Breslov.

0 Communities History

Vanishing Heritage: The Last Echoes of Tajikistan’s Jewish Community

Laura Robertson in Moment · 17 Feb

The article chronicles the decline of the Jewish community in Tajikistan, a region that was once home to tens of thousands of Jews, due to the collapse of the Soviet Union, subsequent civil unrest, and ongoing socio-economic challenges.

0 Culture Communities

These Unique Jewish Baby Names Will Trend in 2025

Daci Platt in Kveller · 10 Jan

Kveller has identified a trend among Jewish parents of seeking unique and pronounceable Jewish baby names.

0 Jewish Law Art

The Quest for an Objective Halakhic Standard by which to Judge Artistic Expression: A Case Study from the Eighteenth-Century Synagogue Menorah

Yosie Levine in Lehrhaus · 8 Dec 2024

The article explores the halakhic challenges and rabbinic debates surrounding the construction of artistic seven-branched menorahs in the eighteenth century.

0 Literature Culture

The Empusium review: ‘hooch and misogyny at a gentlemen’s guesthouse’

Jewish Chronicle · 1 Nov 2024

Olga Tokarczuk's novel "The Empusium" serves as a homage and critique of Thomas Mann's "The Magic Mountain," set in a Silesian guesthouse where misogynistic discussions dominate.

0 Culture Holidays

Paper cuttings for Shavuos — a Jewish folk tradition

Rukhl Schaechter in Forward · 31 May 2022

Paper cuttings, known as shvueslekh, are a traditional Ashkenazi Jewish decoration for the festival of Shavuos.

0 Jewish Law History

Opening the Gates of Jewish Study in the Soviet Union

David Rozenson in Tablet · 21 Sep 2020

Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, a towering figure in Jewish scholarship, played a pivotal role in reviving Jewish study in the Soviet Union during the late 20th century.

0 Communities Antisemitism

Meet The Lonely Ukranian Jew Fighting His Country’s New Fondness For Nazis

Forward · 2 Dec 2018

Eduard Dolinsky, head of the Ukrainian Jewish Committee, is a vocal critic of Ukraine's historical narrative that venerates Nazi collaborators as anti-Communist heroes.

0 Music Holocaust

Bringing Jewish Music Back From the Ashes of Kristallnacht

Forward · 17 Dec 2016

Hirsch Lewin's Semer Records, originally founded in 1932 in Berlin, sought to preserve a rich diversity of Jewish music amidst rising Nazi oppression.

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