For those seeking intellectually stimulating summer reads, OU Press suggests the following titles: "The Return to Zion" by Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik presents his keynote addresses on Religious Zionism and American Orthodoxy, offering timeless insights on Jewish destiny.

"The Boy in the Woods" is a poignant film directed by Rebecca Snow, based on the memoir of Holocaust survivor Maxwell Smart, highlighting themes of resilience and remembrance.

"The Tattooist of Auschwitz," a novel by Heather Morris, is criticized as Holocaust entertainment for non-Jews, offering a romanticized version of the Holocaust through the story of Lale Sokolov, a Jewish tattooist at Auschwitz.

Theodore Steinberg reflects on the significance of Yizkor Books, which are collections of essays and photographs created by Jewish landsmanshaftn to remember the Jewish communities destroyed during the Holocaust.

"The Tattooist of Auschwitz" is a television adaptation based on a bestselling novel by Heather Morris, portraying the life of Lale Sokolov, a tattooist at Auschwitz who falls in love during the Holocaust.

Following the Holocaust, the survivors of the Shoah were initially referred to by various names before "survivor" became the predominant term, embodying a complex set of meanings as a source of authority, morality, and legal status.

The evolution of Holocaust literature spans three generations, from survivors (1G) to their children (2G) and now their grandchildren (3G).

The article discusses how recent events, such as hostage situations and first-person accounts of trauma, have reshaped the landscape of Holocaust literature, particularly affecting the third generation (3G) of survivors and their descendants who struggle to connect with their family's past.

Spring welcomes a new wave of Jewish cultural events, from Deli Segal's humorous one-woman show "Pickle" at Soho Theatre, KlezNorth AllStars Concert featuring klezmer music talents, to David Labis' exploration of fatherhood and trauma in "Pieces of a Man" at JW3.

In 2024, Jewish-themed films are making a significant impact, with a variety of genres capturing attention.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will not attend the annual International Holocaust Remembrance Day event at Park East Synagogue in New York City this year.

The author shares personal experiences and reflections on the relationship between Polish and Jewish identity.

The article discusses the issue of censorship and antisemitism in literature.

The 2023 Tony Awards celebrated plays that tackled the theme of antisemitism, but the winners largely avoided discussing it in their acceptance speeches.

The author asserts that the State of Israel is a miraculous phenomenon.

Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Remembrance Center, has inaugurated an installation called The Book of Names, which contains the names of 4.8 million Jews murdered in the Holocaust.

In this discussion on the state of Jewish Studies, the origins of the field are explored, noting that it emerged in the 19th century as scholars began analyzing Jewish texts using academic methods, rather than relying on traditional rabbinic, literary, or folk approaches.

This article highlights the lack of Holocaust education in the United States and the diminishing number of Holocaust survivors.

Yang Meng, one of only a few Chinese academics fluent in Yiddish, recently taught the first Yiddish class ever at Peking University in Beijing.

Moyshe Beregovsky, an ethnomusicologist, traveled to Ukrainian Jewish villages in the late 1920s to record their songs and preserve their culture.

This article discusses the character and resilience of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who is facing threats to his life and is on the Kremlin's kill list.

In this article, the author discusses how student trips to Poland to learn about Jewish heritage have changed over the years.

"Upheaval" is a new documentary that explores the life of Menachem Begin, the former Prime Minister of Israel.

The author discusses their experiences conducting research in Moscow for a book on Jewish-Russian poets as witnesses to the Holocaust.

This Passover will be challenging for many as they gather without extended family and friends, missing the communal aspects like shul conversations and Yizkor.