This summer, a full-length documentary, an Off-Broadway play and an exhibition at a local museum evoke the spirit of the Borscht Belt’s heyday.
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Why Jews Keep Going Back to the CatskillsThis summer, a full-length documentary, an Off-Broadway play and an exhibition at a local museum evoke the spirit of the Borscht Belt’s heyday.
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Nobody Wants This? Everybody Should Want ThisA rabbi married to a Jew-by-choice reflects on the messages of the popular Netflix series, ‘Nobody Wants This.’
A rabbi married to a Jew-by-choice reflects on the messages of the popular Netflix series, ‘Nobody Wants This.’
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Hulu’s ‘The Faithful’ Reimagines the Biblical MatriarchsA new miniseries brings Sarah, Rebecca, Leah and Rachel to life.
A new miniseries brings Sarah, Rebecca, Leah and Rachel to life.
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Henry Louis Gates Jr. Explores ‘Black and Jewish America’The PBS host says his new series is about the past and ‘how, together, we can prevail over the forces of hatred that seek to divide us.’
The PBS host says his new series is about the past and ‘how, together, we can prevail over the forces of hatred that seek to
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Photographer Bill Aron’s Lens on 50 Years of Jewish LifeA new exhibit at the American Jewish Historical Society showcases 50 images captured by the ‘dean of American Jewish photography’ over the last five decades.
A new exhibit at the American Jewish Historical Society showcases 50 images captured by the ‘dean of American Jewish photography’ over the last five decades.
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‘The First Salute:’ An Obscure Jewish Revolutionary War StoryA 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.
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A Showcase of Female Illustrated Post-WWII Books and DiariesAn 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 ArtA 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.
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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.
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Anti-Jewish Bias Is Spreading in Arts and CultureIt 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.
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Black and Jewish Identities Converge in ArtA 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.
The Arts: Bezalel on the World StageAniam Dery blushes fiercely when asked to explain the philosophy behind her recent art installation, The Tomb. A third-year fine-arts student at Jerusalem’s Bezalel Academy ofExhibit: Through Soviet Jewish Eyesby Ray KatzThis collection of photographs, on display at the Museum of Jewish Heritage–A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, explores the work of Soviet Jewish photographers duringBrief Reviews: Balancing Religion and ArtFILMS White Tiger Russia’s bid for the foreign-language Oscar starts as a World War II film (above) on the epic tank battles between the RedArts and Society: A Talk with Eva IllouzProfessor Eva Illouz, who was born in Fez Morocco, raised and educated in France and later in Israel and the United States, is a professorThe Arts: Spectrum AnalysisAt first glance, the photograph of the joyous woman, frizzy hair flying away from her face to reveal turquoise earrings and a vibrant, lipsticked smile,Film Review: Mighty FineWhen I was a youngster, one of my favorite desserts was a sweet chocolate pudding with the brand name My-T-Fine. Now we have a movie, MightyBrief Reviews: Movie NightsFILMs My Lovely Sister Dipping into tales told by his Moroccan grandmother, director Marco Carmel conjures a magical realist tale of sibling rivalry that crossesThe Arts: More Than Full CircleShortly after sunset on the closing night of Ron Arad’s video installation 720 Degrees, a great many people mill around the sculpture garden of the IsraelFooter Menu Column 2
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