A remarkable archive of Yiddish songs written by Soviet Jews during and after World War II offers a window into a history that still resonates today.
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When History Sings in YiddishA remarkable archive of Yiddish songs written by Soviet Jews during and after World War II offers a window into a history that still resonates
Arts
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.
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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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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Making Myself at Home: A Graphic Aliyah AdventureFrom 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
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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.
Palestinians, Tunisians and Druze OnscreenFILMS For My Father aka Weekend in Tel Aviv A young West Bank Palestinian infiltrates Tel Aviv with orders to blow himself up in theThe Arts : The Rabbi Beneath the ClayThe Golem legend began in Prague, and an exhibit at the Czech Republic’s premier cultural venue explores the man credited with creating the myth. InGertrude Berg, First Lady of EntertainmentFILMS Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg Whether or not you remember Molly Goldberg, the character so warmly and slyly played by Gertrude Berg on her radio andProfile: Art SpiegelmanTalk balloons and cartoon panels become adult, intelligent and graphically creative means of expression in the imagination of one of comics’ leading lights. Among seriousThe Arts : Treasures from the Jewish AtticKeep track of those old photos, Manischewitz matza tins and sisterhood cookbooks. They may have a place in a museum, as part of the growingBrief Reviews: Irena, Righteous Gentile, and a New-Old TevyeEXHIBITSTraces of Sepharad More than 40 black-and-white etchings by self-taught Sefardic artist Marc Shanker compress pithy, humorous and thought-provoking Ladino proverbs into simple visual images.Cut & PostMusic Man, Monk, Jew After a 15-year hiatus, 74-year-old singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen is on the road again, emerging from financial and legal difficulties and continuallyThe Arts : Poetry From AmbiguityAmos Gitai is frequently photographed with his head tilted down, eyes gazing up at the camera, an enigmatic half-smile creasing his lips. It is anFooter Menu Column 2
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