Seeking out sites from the bygone Borscht Belt? New historical markers lay out a path. “The Borscht Belt Historical Markers Project” is dedicating markers in South Fallsburg, Kiamesha Lake, Hurleyville, Bethel and Woodridge this summer. By Julia Gergely April 26, 2024 9:20 am
Teen Fellowship These young adult novels are expanding the way literature depicts Jewish teens Authors and readers are hungry for characters who reflect the modern range of Jewish identity. April 23, 2024 10:01 am
Generations of immigrants to the Lower East Side are celebrated in a new picture book Ellen Weinstein’s “Five Stories” traces the inhabitants of a Lower East Side building, from a Jewish family in the 1910s to a Chinese family in the present. April 23, 2024 9:50 am
A fifth question this Passover: Why does that Manischewitz matzah box look so different? By Philissa Cramer and Jackie Hajdenberg April 22, 2024 3:54 pm
Peacock’s ‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’ tackles a Holocaust love story based on real events By Shira Li Bartov April 22, 2024 10:00 am
New stand-up shows aim to revive the Borscht Belt’s Jewish comedy legacy By Luke Tress April 17, 2024 6:12 pm
Rachel Goldberg-Polin, Alex Edelman among Jews on Time’s 2024 ‘Most Influential’ list By Jackie Hajdenberg April 17, 2024 5:08 pm
Israel’s representative at Venice Biennale shuts down art exhibit, demanding ceasefire and hostage deal By Andrew Lapin April 16, 2024 3:52 pm
Guernica’s founder defends retracting Israeli coexistence essay that caused firestorm By Philissa Cramer April 16, 2024 1:16 pm