Museum pact creates new tool for researching Holocaust victims
Yad Vashem adds records of some 4.8 million victims to the largest Jewish genealogy site.
Jewish groups rally for victims of deadly Bronx fire
Nineteen people, including nine children, were killed in the blaze.
Jack Feldman, Holocaust survivor who told his story in Emmy-winning documentary, dies at 95
“The Number on Great-Grandpa’s Arm” introduces children to the Nazi persecution of the Jews.
Program for Orthodox LGBTQ youth gets $1 million to expand nationwide
Jewish Queer Youth plans new drop-in centers in New Jersey, Baltimore, Chicago and South Florida.
Baruch Levine, Bible scholar who helped grow Judaic Studies at NYU, dies at 91
A colleague called Levine “one of the great Jewish Bible scholars of his generation.”
John Oliver just celebrated ‘Look for the Union Label,’ a ’70s labor jingle with deep Jewish roots
The commercial was unforgettable but the trend of globalization was unstoppable.
Booker Prize goes to novel about a South African Jewish mother’s dying wish
“The Promise” traces South African history during and after apartheid.
Joyce Newmark, a New Jersey rabbi who won on ‘Jeopardy!’, dies at 73
She was part of an elite club, and knew it, and nobody could begrudge her.
A 20-year-old college student in Texas is mapping every Manhattan address that used to be a synagogue
A Yiddish class inspires a project that recalls the city as it once was.
Putting Pew’s new survey into context: How similar studies have shaped 3 decades of Jewish life.
Here’s a look back at surveys that helped move the dial in American Jewish life.