Tag: Jewish Heritage

Karolina Kaeov, an artist based in Prague, creates vibrant Yiddish calligraphy that combines hand-inked words and phrases with drawing, watercolor, and collage.
The Jewish Language Project, in collaboration with Wikitongues, is working to document and preserve the endangered Judeo-Iranian languages spoken by Jewish communities in Iran.
In Tbilisi, Georgia, six women became the first to read the Torah in the country.
In Germany, a new large Jewish center has opened, signifying a significant development for the Jewish community in the country.
Actress Alexa Swinton, known for her role as Rock Goldenblatt in "And Just Like That," is celebrating her bat mitzvah in Israel.
Jim Dine, an artist known for his work in the pop art movement, recently installed a new show featuring three shiplike sculptures and a series of self-portrait paintings in Paris.
Sara Bradley, a contestant on the reality show Top Chef, gained fame for her unique twists on Jewish and Southern cuisine.
The article discusses the exhibition "Philip Guston Now" at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., highlighting the relevance of Guston's work to the themes of European antisemitism and American prejudice.
George Santos, a Republican congressman from New York, has been exposed for fabricating details about his life, including his Jewish heritage.
The POLIN Museum of History of Polish Jews in Warsaw is a multimedia museum that covers the history of Jewish life in Poland over the past 1,000 years.
Benjamin Balint's book, "Bruno Schulz: An Artist, a Murder, and the Hijacking of History," delves into the life and legacy of Bruno Schulz, a lesser-known Jewish writer and artist from the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
A new book by historian Carlo Vecce suggests that Leonardo da Vinci's mother, Caterina, was a Circassian Jew who was abducted as a teenager and sold as a sex slave multiple times before being freed in Florence at age 15.
In response to a recent column about how the Forward should spell the name of the unleavened bread product eaten during Passover, readers shared their preferences.
Isaac Amon, a lawyer and participant in JIMENA's Sephardic Leaders Fellowship, discusses the importance of religious freedom and how the Founding Fathers of the United States were influenced by the Enlightenment era.
Lenka Lichtenberg, a Toronto singer, won a Juno award for Best Global Music Album with her project "Thieves of Dreams," which sets her grandmother's Holocaust poems to music.
In this Purim episode of the 18Forty Podcast, comedian Modi discusses the connection between humor and Moshiach energy.
Elinor Tatum, the current publisher of the New York Amsterdam News, has been living Black history her whole life, taking over the newspaper from her father in 1997.
The author shares their personal experience of opening their home to a Ukrainian refugee family who fled the war in Ukraine.
Actor David Duchovny explored his Jewish heritage on the show "Finding Your Roots."
Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff visited Poland and Germany to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day, reflecting on his family's connection to Poland and the Holocaust.
Dylan Cease, the Chicago White Sox pitcher, gained attention from Jewish baseball fans due to his appearance on Team Israel's early roster for the World Baseball Classic, sparking curiosity about his Jewish heritage.
Newly obtained immigration records reveal that U.S. Rep. George Santos' mother, Fatima A.C.H. Devolder, was not present in the World Trade Center on 9/11 as Santos had claimed.
Fundraising for Jewish arts and culture is crucial for promoting Jewish values and narratives.
Congressman-elect George Santos of New York, a Republican, is facing controversy after allegedly lying about his Jewish heritage and fabricating details of his resume.
George Santos, the congressman-elect whose resume and personal story has been discredited, maintains that he identifies as "Jew-ish" despite evidence showing that his grandparents were Catholic.