Chana Bloch, renowned for her translations of Yehuda Amichai and others, shines in her own poetry as well.

"Love in the Shadow of Death" tells the heartbreaking story of Valy and Karl, two young lovers separated by the events of World War II and the Holocaust.

"An Officer and a Spy" by Robert Harris reexamines the Dreyfus Affair from the perspective of Lieutenant-Colonel Marie-Georges Picquart, emphasizing his role in exonerating the Jewish Captain Alfred Dreyfus, who was falsely accused of espionage for Germany.

Tisha B'Av, a solemn day commemorating the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem, has been observed at Jewish summer camps in troubling ways, leading to traumatizing experiences for campers.

Tisha B'Av is the saddest day in the Jewish calendar, marked by tragic events like the destruction of both Temples and expulsions of Jews from various countries.

"Safekeeping" by Jessamyn Hope is a novel that intricately weaves together personal narratives with historical and political dimensions against the backdrop of a kibbutz in northern Israel.

"Above and Beyond" is a documentary produced by Nancy Spielberg and directed by Roberta Grossman, focusing on the untold story of foreign volunteers who came to the aid of the Jewish state during its War of Independence in 1948.

The text delves into the changing landscape for American Jews from the early 20th century to the present day.

This text explores the theories of Jewish-German philosopher Hannah Arendt on totalitarianism by examining testimonies from Holocaust victims and survivors.

Bernadette O'Connell recently donated photographs taken by her grandfather, Pinckney Glasgow McElwee, during the liberation of Dachau in 1945 to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.

Rabbi Lichtenstein reflects on the source of faith based on personal experiences and mentors like his parents and prominent rabbis Rav Hutner and Rav Aaron Soloveichik.

Prof. Sander Gilman from Emory University discusses his latest study "Aliens vs Predators: Cosmopolitan Jews vs Jewish Nomads," highlighting the concept of the cosmopolitan Jew.

In a rare and exciting discovery, silent movie footage from 1923 capturing a brief 12-seconds of the renowned Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan, better known as the Chofetz Chaim, has surfaced after nearly a century.

Natalie Zemon Davis, a historian, recounts how her marriage to mathematician Chandler Davis, who was arrested for distributing Communist literature, affected her career.

In 2014, Hollywood saw a resurgence of biblical movies with Darren Aronofsky's "Noah" and Ridley Scott's "Exodus: Gods and Kings."

The Red Apple Rest was a beloved roadside restaurant in Southfields, N.Y., where travelers stopped on their way to the Catskills, serving over a million customers a year at its peak in the 1950s.

Martin Greenfield is a renowned figure in mens fashion, having tailored suits for top personalities like President Obama and celebrities such as Michael Jackson and Johnny Depp.

Dr. Moshe Lavee discusses the Cairo Geniza, a collection of Jewish texts found in Egypt detailing ten centuries of Jewish life, revealing a history often overlooked.

Israeli historian Otto Dov Kulka's book "Landscapes of the Metropolis of Death," based on his experience as a child in Auschwitz, is praised for its poetic and reflective tone.

The article discusses a new collection of letters by Alan Jay Lerner, the lyricist behind famous musicals like My Fair Lady, Camelot, and Gigi, revealing his Jewish identity through private writings.

The text discusses a review by Richard Wolin of Bettina Stangneth's translated book about Adolf Eichmann, sparking a discussion on Hannah Arendt and the concept of the banality of evil.

Rabbi David Wolpe explores the complex heroism of King David in the book "David: The Divided Heart."

Adva Naama Baram, an architect and photographer, presents an exhibition at the Architects' House Gallery focusing on the architecture of ezrat nashim, the women's section in synagogues in Israel.

A Catskills bungalow colony with a rich history dating back to 1941, originally founded by Nathan Jacoby, was recently the site of a reunion organized by his granddaughters.

In the 1960s, the memory of the Holocaust quietly haunted the era despite the intense focus on changing the world.