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Tag: Mythology

0 Philosophy History

The Healer of Midian

Joseph Helmreich in Lehrhaus · 17 Feb

In the aftermath of Egypt's decline, a story unfolds between two enigmatic figures: an exiled healer practicing mysterious and ancient arts, and an old man, once a powerful ruler, seeking answers from the healer.

0 Television/Film Culture

A Jewish snowman movie would have made a lot more sense than Netflix's 'Hot Frosty'

Mira Fox in Forward · 15 Nov 2024

Mira Fox critiques the Netflix film "Hot Frosty," a Hallmark-style Christmas movie featuring a magically animated snowman, Jack, who is more reminiscent of a golem than a traditional Frosty.

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 Television/Film

‘The Eternals’ is Marvel’s most Jewish story — that may be the most interesting thing about it

Forward · 10 Nov 2021

Marvel's film "The Eternals," based on Jack Kirby's comic, is rich with Jewish themes, drawing heavily on biblical and Kabbalistic references.

0 Holocaust Philosophy

How to Remember the Shoah

Michal Govrin in Sources · 30 Sep 2021

The article explores how the memory of the Holocaust (Shoah) is shaped by cultural and religious narratives.

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Across the River

Leah Cypess in Lehrhaus · 12 May 2021

The story follows a group of young Jewish men in a town called Worms.