EXHIBITS UNITED STATES ARIZONA The Sylvia Plotkin Judaica Museum, Phoenix (480-951-0323; www.spjm.org) On permanent view is a composite synagogue sanctuary from Djerba, Tunisia, with ornate floral-motif

EXHIBIT Jerusalem and the Jews of Spain: Longing and Reality A 23-foot-wide canvas map depicts the world as a cartographer might have drawn it in

FICTION 36 Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction  by Rebecca Newberger Goldstein. (Pantheon, 410 pp. $27.95) 36 Arguments for the Existence of

The Swiss canton, a hub of international organizations, banking and watchmaking, is home to a diverse Jewish community on the French border. Geneva is the nerve

It’s a mitzva to write a Sefer Torah. In fact, the biblical commandment requires every Jew to write one, though this has been subject to

Films about Mexican Jews like Mariana Chenillo’sNora’s Will and Alejandro Springall’s My Mexican Shivah have been taking the international film festival circuit by storm in recent years. Revealing

In her seventh book, Enemies of the People: My Family’s Journey to America (Simon & Schuster, 272 pp. $26), Kati Marton provides a chilling, intimate look at

Looking for culinary inspiration this Passover, for Seder meals and every day? These recipes from our popular Hadassah Jewish Holiday Cookbook marry traditional Passover dishes and techniques