Shoshana Kahan, a Yiddish actress and writer, recounts her experience celebrating Passover in Kobe, Japan, in 1941 as a refugee during World War II.

In this two-part episode, the first part discusses the Chazon Ish, Rav Avrohom Yeshaya Karelitz, and his significant influence on the frum world.

Chaim Grade's novel, "The Agunah," tells the story of a woman named Merl living in Vilna, Lithuania in the 1920s.

In this episode of GAON #21, Rabbi Arnie Wittenstein explores the impact of the 1772 Cheramim in Vilna and Brody on Eastern European Jewry, assessing whether they immediately divided the community or if the split took longer to manifest.

The article discusses the history and significance of the theremin, the first electronic instrument mass-produced and played without physical contact.

In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, a rift emerged between the Hasidic movement and its opponents, particularly the Lithuanian mitnagdim, over theological issues, notably pantheism.

Avrom Sutzkever, a prominent Yiddish poet, is known for his joyful artistic expression despite facing immense tragedies in his life, including surviving the Holocaust.

Actress Maya Rudolph will be featured in a PBS documentary tracing the ancestry of pop culture personalities, focusing on her African American roots and Jewish heritage dating back to Europe in 1773.

Fania Lewando, a chef and owner of Vilna's Vegetarian-Dietetic Restaurant in pre-Holocaust Poland, highlighted the benefits of plant-based foods in her 1938 cookbook, recently translated into English.