Community Dozens Gather In D.C To Celebrate New Yiddish Translation of Blume Lempel’s Work On Sunday afternoon, January 8, more than 80 people attended a reading and celebration in Washington, D.C., honoring the publication of a new book of translations of 24 stories by the remarkable Yiddish writer Blume Lempel (1907-1999). The event was held at Politics and Prose, a well-known Washington bookstore where President Obama and other Washington… By Jim Feldman and Natalie Wexler Jan 19, 2017 | 3 min read
Opinion Hamas made a remarkable offer — because Trump laid a remarkable trap By Dan Perry Oct 4, 2025 | 4 min read
Special Report This school is fighting antisemitism all wrong. Why is it working? By Arno Rosenfeld Oct 7, 2025 | 23 min read
Opinion Israel is at an existential pivot point. It never needed to go this far. By Dan Perry Oct 7, 2025 | 5 min read
Books A bespectacled, Jewish hypochondriac with literary pretensions and a creepy fascination with his stepson’s girlfriend — Guess who? By Jennifer Gilmore Oct 8, 2025 | 7 min read
Fast Forward Israel and Hamas have agreed to hostage release deal as part of phased peace plan By Julie Moos Oct 8, 2025 | 2 min read
Film & TV It was once Sweden’s only news broadcast — what did it say about Israel? By Olivia Haynie Oct 8, 2025 | 3 min read
Culture It was one of klezmer’s greatest days — will there ever be another? By Noah Hirsch-Rechter Oct 8, 2025 | 2 min read