Casino: Meet Ace Rothstein & Other Hollywood Jewish Mobsters
If you've never seen Marin Scorsese' epic “Casino” movie starring none other than Robert De Niro playing a now iconic Jewish mobster, here is a...
Are Non-Jewish Actors Playing Jews In Movies A Good Idea?
If we were to ask Sarah Silverman, she would call it straight up cringey and embarrassing. The actress-comedian who considers herself to be “culturally Jewish”,...
Who are you Sheldon Adelson?
Who are you Sheldon Adelson?
Sheldon Adelson, a worldwide gambling tycoon, the political mentor of Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, the man that invested millions of...
7 Film Genres Popular in the Middle East
After the recent shutdowns all over the globe, the film industry is slowly getting back. Films from the Middle East are getting popular among customers...
Start-up aims to boost financial inclusion across Arab world
According to a recent study by the World Bank, Arabic nations have experienced a surge in adults who are accessing banking services. The World Bank...
Louise Lawrence Israëls’ Story: “Being Free Means Eating Cookies”
“My name is Louise Lawrence Israëls and I am a survivor of the Holocaust.”
Talk of the Table // Parsley, Celery and Cilantro, Oh My!
The Passover seder is one of Judaism’s most simultaneously stable and mutable traditions: There are universally agreed-upon aspects of the ritual (the four questions, the bitter herb, the four cups of wine), and yet there are many variations
Dietary Restrictions Bring Jewish and Muslim Students Together
by Andrew Michaels
For students with religious dietary obligations, be they kosher, halal, or religious vegetarians, going to college can be difficult. Most schools require students...
A Granddaughter’s Shocking Discovery
by Emily Shwake
Rita Gabis comes from two identities: Eastern European Jews and Lithuanian Catholics. For much of Gabis’s life, these two families stayed separate. It...
Of Song Sheets and Latkes
“Why does the mother persist with the song sheets and the records? No one knows the answer. But still, she passes them out, and still they groan, and in the meantime, the songs work their way into the brain circuitry of the children.”
A New Lens on the Holocaust
by Emily Shwake
No matter how much you think you know about the Holocaust, Timothy Snyder’s new book Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning...
At 25, A Jewish Theater’s New Chapter
After facing controversy, Washington DC’s Theater J has a new leader.