Jewish American Heritage Month Recognizes Illustrators
Jewish American Heritage Month (JAHM) is a national commemoration of the contributions that Americans Jews have made to the fabric of our nation's history, culture, and society. The theme for May...
Mel Gibson to Play ‘Rothchild’ in Upcoming Film
By GABE FRIEDMAN - JTA
Shia LaBeouf and Mel Gibson will star in “Rothchild,” a dark comedy about New York’s super rich. LaBeouf plays Becket Rothchild, who was cast out from the family. As...
Documentary on Dr. Ruth Delves Into Her Holocaust Past
BY CURT SCHLEIER
(JTA) — Judging by all the media attention, the world loves short Jewish women named Ruth.
One of them, Ruth Westheimer — better known as the renowned sex...
Nancy Spielberg: Turning The Lens On Ourselves
By Michele Justic
first published January 2019
Editor's note: In honor of Yom Hashoah, the Peninsula Public Library will participate in the 2019 Global Screening Event of "Who Will Write Our...
Maxwell House Offers ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Haggadah
(JTA) — Real life tradition and television nostalgia collide in a collaboration between the venerable Maxwell House Haggadah and the hit Amazon series “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.”
The coffee company is...
A Jewish Guide to the 2019 Oscars
BY GABE FRIEDMAN
(JTA) — The Oscars are a mess. Hollywood’s biggest night still does not have a host, with Kevin Hart withdrawing over past homophobic tweets. That seemed to have reminded...
Behind the Scenes at ‘Soon by You’ Season 2
By Rebecca Tepp
Season two of Soon By You is underway! Soon by you is a comedic web series that can be found on YouTube about six orthodox Jewish singles...
CNN, NBC to Air Ad for Oscar-Nominated Documentary About NY Nazi Rally
BY MARCY OSTER
(JTA) — CNN and MSNBC have each agreed to broadcast an ad that Fox News rejected for a documentary about a Nazi rally held in New York...
Why Is ‘Three Identical Strangers’ Not a Jewish Story?
By ROKHL KAFRISSEN
This article originally appeared on Alma.
In 2005 a miracle happened in Israel, albeit with a technological assist. Sisters Hana Katz and Klara Bleier were reunited 61 years after being separated in...
‘Who Will Write Our History’ Shows Resistance, Tragedy of Warsaw Ghetto
By Dr. Alex Sternberg
Everyone who has studied even a little about the Holocaust has heard of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising. About 40,000 desperate Jews decided to revolt. We know...
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The Woodmere Volunteer Fire Department opened its doors on October 6 to members of the community at its annual Fire Prevention Day. The event...
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Halachic Musings: 19 Sukkos Rulings of Rav Elyashiv
Sukkos is upon us, and we are bereft of the gedolim of yesteryear. Not to fret, however, because we still have sefarim that tell...