I learned that people were waiting to enter the Central Post Office, which is a block away from my place, to buy a special postage stamp. ...
Through pairing programs, many Jewish children have chosen to “share” their b’nai mitzvah ceremonies with one of the 1.5 million Jewish children who died in the Holocaust. ...
Three years ago today, a gunman entered the Chabad of Poway synagogue in California and fired on the congregation. ...
What if you could suddenly see your parents’ lives before you were born? And they were Holocaust survivors, who had suffered greatly but still somehow found each other. This is what happened to Tony-nominated director and Broadway/television actor Eleanor Reissa when her mother passed away, leaving behind 56 letters she’d ...
The United States, Israel and Gulf countries surrounding Iran have long identified the Revolutionary Guard as the main vehicle carrying out Tehran’s aggressive regional approach. ...
After meeting on a blind date, George and Laurie Fendel discovered they had a family connection going back generations. ...
Artist Tobi Kahn’s paintings and sculptures celebrate life and explore the realms of memory, spirituality and meditation. ...
The atrocities committed by the Russians, who attacked not only people but also animals, are beyond comprehension. ...
Slightly more slender than life-size, Moses sits on an unadorned stone bench, supporting the tablets with his left hand and making the apparent sign of benediction with his right hand. ...
In the 19th century Black spirituals were inspired by biblical stories in the Old Testament, especially those we remember during Passover. In the early decades of the 20th century, Black and Jewish musicians, often living side by side in the same impoverished neighborhoods, connected through legacies of oppression. With the ...
This Passover, I attended a seder at Kyiv’s Central Brodsky Synagogue. ...
I wish more prominent world leaders would not only visit Ukraine but also become harsher and more decisive in their attempts to stop all the war monstrosities. ...