For her service in the French Resistance, Charlotte Sorkine Noshpitz was awarded a slew of medals and honors. And yet hardly anyone knows her stranger-than-fiction story.Read More

Viewing Franz Kafka Through Lens of his Sexuality

By Peter Ephross

If ever there was an author whose works resisted analysis, it’s Franz Kafka. A new book emphasizes the author’s repressed homosexuality and fantasies about boys.Read More

It's a Hebrew Thing — You Get It or You Don't

By Philologos

The Hebrew phrase ‘ha-mevin yavin’ roughly means ‘Let him who understands, understand.’ Or as our Italian friends might say: “Capeesh?”Read More

The Enduring Jewish Traditions of Philanthropy and Collecting

By Jenna Weissman Joselit

Patronage and aesthetic sensibility are hallmarks of the modern Jew. The philanthropy of people like Leonard Lauder and Michael Steinhardt is part of an enduring tradition.Read More

British Comedy Legend Jonathan Lynn Brings Unique Style to Los Angeles

By Rex Weiner

Jonathan Lynn grew up as the only Jewish boy in the British town of Bath and is the nephew of Israeli leader Abba Eban. Both shaped his classic comedy, ‘Yes, Prime Minister.’Read More

Gesher Theatre Explores Challenges of Dramatizing I.B. Singer's 'Enemies'

By Yevgeny Arye

Isaac Bashevis Singer’s ‘Enemies’ is a gripping and challenging work to stage. Yevgeny Arye discusses bringing the horror of the Nazi era to a 21st century American audience.Read More

Holocaust Museum, Turning 20 Years Old, Confronts 21st Century Challenges

By Menachem Wecker

The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum has been touring America for its 20th anniversary. One challenge is soon there won’t be any more survivors to interpret its artifactsRead More

Violence Meets Solitude at Jewish Museum's Jack Goldstein Exhibit

By Adam Langer

Jack Goldstein was an artist whose work comprised an astonishing variety of media. A new exhibit in New York sheds light on his inspiring and tragic career.Read More

World War II's Unsung Heroes Get Their Due at Spruced Up Lyon Museum

By Lilit Marcus

A new museum in Lyon aims to educate visitors about the role of the French resistance movement in aiding Jews and others during the Holocaust.Read More

Belgium Museum Will Tell Story of Red Star Line That Carried Jews to America

By Molly Arost Staub

A museum dedicated to the Red Star Line will open in Antwerp soon. The shipping operation carried more than 2 million people — many of them Jews — to a new life in America.Read More

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By Myra Sklarew