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0 Philosophy Music

Rising Up When You're Feeling Overwhelmed

Jewdicious · 14 Nov

Will Oldham's interaction with Johnny Cash as the latter recorded Oldham's song highlights the concept of 'deveikus,' a Torah idea referring to clinging or unity, especially in the relationship with God.

0 Sports Culture

It Was All Too Fast, My Friend!

Aharon Schrieber in Tablet · 29 Aug

Aharon Schrieber reflects on the unique role Lee Corso has played in college football and the broader cultural landscape through his tenure on ESPN's College GameDay.

0 Politics Science

China Is Overtaking America. Plus. . .

The Free Press in The Free Press · 13 Aug

As China asserts its dominance in the electric vehicle (EV) market, American industries are grappling with significant disruptions.

0 Jewish Law History

Tobie Kaplan: The Woman Who Helped Shape Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan’s Enduring Legacy

Tova Cohen in Jewish Action · 24 Jun

Tobie Kaplan, raised with minimal Jewish tradition, emerged as a crucial figure in nurturing her husband Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan's influential career.

0 Education Holocaust

Creating Communities of Inquiry, Allyship, and Ethical Holocaust Education

Jill Abney, Janice W. Fernheimer, Lauren Hill, and Karen Petrone in Sources · 27 Mar

In Kentucky, where schools face legislative mandates for Holocaust education, educators grapple with the complexities of teaching such sensitive content ethically and effectively.

0 Music Holocaust

Louisville Orchestra remembers its concertmaster with an opera he performed in a Nazi concentration camp

Shira Li Bartov in JTA · 23 Jan

The Louisville Orchestra is commemorating its former concertmaster, Paul Kling, by performing the Holocaust-era opera 'Der Kaiser von Atlantis,' which he played in as a teenager at the Theresienstadt concentration camp.

0 Antisemitism Politics

A rabbi and his son were arrested for vandalizing a swastika mural. Are they heroes or hooligans?

Andrew Lapin in JTA · 10 Jan

In a highly polarizing incident, Zechariah Mehler and his father, a retired rabbi, were arrested for vandalizing a Milwaukee mural depicting a swastika inside a Jewish star, criticizing it as antisemitic and threatening.

0 Music History

His Music Survived. He Will Never Be Forgotten.

Jewdicious · 9 Jan

The article reflects on Viktor Ullmann, a Jewish Czech composer whose creativity flourished even during his imprisonment at the Theresienstadt Ghetto, where he composed the opera *Der Kaiser Von Atlantis*.

0 Education Communities

Adapting Lessons Learned at Oxford for Hadassah Members

Wendy Kalman in Hadassah · 26 Nov 2024

Wendy Kalman, the new director of education and advocacy resources at Hadassah, shares her experience attending a conference in Oxford focused on combating antisemitism through education.

0 Education Culture

'Charlie Brown' School Play To Cut Christian Bible Reference

Forward · 17 Dec 2015

An elementary school in eastern Kentucky has removed a segment from its performance of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' that quotes the New Testament, following federal regulations against endorsing any religion in public schools.

0 Culture History

Kentucky Bourbon’s Blue Grass Mishpocheh

Forward · 18 Jun 2015

Heaven Hill, a prominent independent spirits company based in Kentucky, is owned by the Jewish Shapira family, who have resided in the state for over a century.