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Israeli Scene
Making Myself at Home: A Graphic Aliyah Adventure
From working in an ice-cream shop to running to bomb shelters, an American-born graphic artist chronicles the milestones that make her feel like a ‘proper Israeli.’

From working in an ice-cream shop to running to bomb shelters, an American-born graphic artist chronicles the milestones that make her feel like a ‘proper
Arts
‘The First Salute:’ An Obscure Jewish Revolutionary War Story
A landmark exhibition at Philadelphia’s Weitzman museum explores the outsized role Jews from a tiny Caribbean island played in American independence.

A landmark exhibition at Philadelphia’s Weitzman museum explores the outsized role Jews from a tiny Caribbean island played in American independence.
Arts
A Showcase of Female Illustrated Post-WWII Books and Diaries
An upcoming Hadassah-Brandeis Institute exhibit presents haunting Holocaust drawings, handmade albums and pictorial diaries from ten Jewish survivors.

An upcoming Hadassah-Brandeis Institute exhibit presents haunting Holocaust drawings, handmade albums and pictorial diaries from ten Jewish survivors.
The Jewish Women Who Pioneered Photography as Art
A new Tel Aviv exhibit presents works from 20 trailblazing female photographers from the early 20th century alongside those of 20 artists active today.

A new Tel Aviv exhibit presents works from 20 trailblazing female photographers from the early 20th century alongside those of 20 artists active today.
Arts
Painful and Piercing Public Art as Therapy
‘The hunger to create and share these works of art is a testament to the widespread trauma that grips Israeli society,’ writes Leora Eren Frucht.

‘The hunger to create and share these works of art is a testament to the widespread trauma that grips Israeli society,’ writes Leora Eren Frucht.
Wider World
The Women Fueling the Rise of #JewishTikTok
From Orthodox lifestyle bloggers and food accounts to comedians and book reviewers, these Jewish content creators have exploded on TikTok.

From Orthodox lifestyle bloggers and food accounts to comedians and book reviewers, these Jewish content creators have exploded on TikTok.
Arts
Barbie’s Jewish Mother
Mattel’s iconic doll isn’t affiliated with a specific religion, but her roots trace back to Ruth Handler, a Jewish mom with chutzpah.

Mattel’s iconic doll isn’t affiliated with a specific religion, but her roots trace back to Ruth Handler, a Jewish mom with chutzpah.
Arts
Holy Sparks: Celebrating Fifty Years of Women in the Rabbinate
A showcase of rabbinic achievement, featuring 24 women who redefined Jewish leadership.

A showcase of rabbinic achievement, featuring 24 women who redefined Jewish leadership.
Arts
Anti-Jewish Bias Is Spreading in Arts and Culture
It may be more subtle than a scrawled swastika or a torched synagogue, but anti-Jewish bias in that realm is nonetheless a growing phenomenon.

It may be more subtle than a scrawled swastika or a torched synagogue, but anti-Jewish bias in that realm is nonetheless a growing phenomenon.
Arts
Black and Jewish Identities Converge in Art
A generation of Black Jewish women are using art—paintings, drawings, multimedia works and film—to share and explore their multiethnic perspectives.

A generation of Black Jewish women are using art—paintings, drawings, multimedia works and film—to share and explore their multiethnic perspectives.

Arts

Monica Piper’s Jewish Heart, and Heartburn, Onstage

by Rahel Musleah

In 'Not That Jewish,' comedian Monica Piper—with the help of Jewish Women’s Theatre—brings her life story to the stage.

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Forbidden Love and a Mother-Daughter Divide in ‘Sand Storm’

by Tom Tugend

Israel’s 2016 Oscar entry tells the story of a generational divide in a traditional Bedouin family.

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On Display: Operation Moses; Bob Dylan Through Israeli Eyes

by Leora Eren Frucht

Two temporary exhibits—one of them on Nobel Prize winner Bob Dylan—are currently on display at Tel Aviv's Beit Hatfutsot museum.

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Israel’s Diaspora Museum Gets a Makeover

by Leora Eren Frucht

Inside the new wing of Beit Hatfutsot: The Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv.

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The Gloriously Anxious Art of Roz Chast

by Rahel Musleah

In one cartoon titled “Oy!” a jar labeled “Grandma Yetta’s Gefilte Fish” shows an elderly woman shrugging as she says, “What’s in it? Don’t ask.”

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A Behind-the-Scenes Look at ‘Denial’

by Curt Schleier

It was experiences like filming in Auschwitz that made this project special for British actress Rachel Weisz, as she stepped into the role of Holocaust historian Deborah Lipstadt.