By Curt Schleier
In ‘The Golem and the Jinni,’ Helene Wecker mines the mysticism of two peoples so masterfully that it is hard to believe it is her first novel.
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By Gordon Haber
The history of American Jews is heavily weighted toward the East Coast. A new exhibit at the Autry National Center helps tilt the balance to the other side of the continental divide.
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By Eve LaPlante
Louisa May Alcott, author of ‘Little Women,’ had dark features that some attributed to her Jewish ancestry. An author journeyed to Portugal to find out more.
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By Caroline Leavitt
In the early 1960s, it was tough to be part of the only Jewish family in a Christian suburb of Boston. Best-selling author Caroline Leavitt revisits that troubled period.
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By Beate Sissenich
A life of the mind is not easy to capture on film. That’s probably why a new biopic of philosopher Hannah Arendt focuses on the turbulent period when she covered Adolf Eichmann’s trial.
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By Philologos
Most people look at the American flag and see stars and stripes. But some Yiddish speakers, particularly the late poet Abraham Liessin, saw noodles and pasta.
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By Graham Lawson
The Tel Aviv Museum of Art’s new exhibit “Host & Guest” suggests a promising future for museum director Suzanne Landau. But the exhibit hasn’t turned out exactly the way it was supposed to.
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By Simi Horwitz
Hurricane Sandy laid waste to Coney Island and shut down Richard Zigun’s famed sideshow theater. After soaking up $500,000 in losses, he’s back, just in time for summer.
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By Renee Ghert-Zand
Assi Haim roams the old neighborhoods of Tel Aviv with a camera and tripod. The photographer is racing against time to document mom-and-pop stores before they’re gone.
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By Ezra Glinter
Rama Burshtein’s ‘Fill The Void’ presents a unique view of a Hasidic family. Now arriving in America, the film also tells a universal story that crosses all cultural boundaries.
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