The installation in Munich is an ill-conceived attempt to honor the Jewish humor of millions of Yiddish speakers murdered by ...

The Off Broadway shows “Hannah Senesh,” “Jewish Plot” and “Playing Shylock” take stock of discussions around casting and ...

Israel, in many ways, is the living embodiment of emunah. Surrounded by enemies, tested again and again, it remains alive, ...

“Got zol okhitn dir”—“May God protect you.” She said these words to people and to animals alike. My childhood friend Dima ...

New books and a National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene play reclaim the poet-parachutist for an era marked by antisemitism and ...

People stumble over this casserole dish by saying koo-gel or kyoo-gel, adding syllables that don’t belong. The authentic pronunciation is KOO-gel or KOO-gl, short and sweet with the emphasis on that ...

They managed to meet in person several times — exchanging words in the yard, and at least once sneaking ... “Hannah Senesh,” starring Jennifer Apple and presented by the National Yiddish Theater ...

Before the Hamas attacks of October 7, the term genocide – literally meaning the destruction of a race – held a position as the gravest crime a state could commit. It meant Rwanda, Srebrenica and, of ...

As New York City welcomes its first Muslim mayor, Zohran Mamdani, the spirit of the city comes alive through a new narrative ...

During the visit, the Chief Rabbi of the Netherlands, Binyomin Jacobs, shared how his father, a Holocaust survivor, warned ...

Guest artists include pianists Christopher O’Riley and Fred Hersch, violinist Joel Smirnoff, French horn player Richard Todd, the Gramercy Trio, Marimolin, bassist Ed Schuller, drummer George Schuller ...

Every city has its language, but New York has a whole vocabulary that separates the locals from the tourists. The city’s rhythm, culture, and ...