What’s the Big Dill? Pickleball Hits the Holy Land
David Wiseman | JNS
The 2020s offer an endless menu of micro-obsessions, sometimes making you feel that you are expected to pick one: Get on...
Spotted in a Nazi’s Daughter’s Real Estate Ad: A Painting Looted From a Famed...
Toby Axelrod | JTA
An investigation by Dutch journalists has led tantalizingly close to the recovery of a painting looted from a Jewish art dealer...
Ukrainian Klezmer Band Returns to Baltimore
Ukrainian klezmer group Kommuna Lux is returning to the U.S. for its third consecutive year touring the country and raising money for people back...
Sara Elijah Breathes New Life Into Israeli Pop
Sharon Altshul | JNS
On Oct. 7, 2023, as Israel woke up to the horror of a massive terrorist assault, Jerusalem singer-songwriter Sara Elijah reached...
Center Stage at Yad Vashem: A Parental Love Story
This is the story of eight people — all of whom loved a little boy, and each of whom did their bit to keep...
National Library of Israel Receives Manuscript of Iconic Naomi Shemer Song
JNS
The manuscript of the original lyrics to one of the most popular, if once-controversial, songs by beloved poetess, composer and songwriter Naomi Shemer was...
Israel Welcomes Toronto Film Festival’s Reversal on Screening Oct. 7 Film
JNS
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar on Aug. 15 welcomed the decision by the Toronto International Film Festival to allow the screening of the film...
Oct. 7 Documentary Is Reinstated at Toronto Film Festival After Cancelation Brouhaha
Philissa Cramer | JTA
“The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue” will premier at the Toronto International Film Festival after all, following a backlash over...
7 Jewish Mental Health Podcast Episodes You Should Listen To
A survey by the National Institutes of Health in 2022 showed that roughly 23% of Americans have a mental illness. The percentage makes up...
Roman Polanski’s Dreyfus Affair Movie ‘An Officer and a Spy’ Finally Opens in the...
By Rebecca Kobrin and Maurice Samuels | JTA
Over 130 years after he stood trial for espionage, Jewish Captain Alfred Dreyfus made headlines last month...
