Jon Kalish is a Manhattan-based writer and radio journalist.
Jon Kalish
By Jon Kalish
-
Music Even the Holocaust could not silence the music of these composers
The recovered voices movement aims to preserve the work of persecuted artists like Viktor Ullmann and Mieczyslaw Weinberg
-
Culture For Finland’s tiny Jewish community, a complicated history of fighting for the czar and the Nazis
Jews arrived here in the 19th century to serve in the Russian army — today, a little more than 1,000 remain
-
Culture How a son of Holocaust survivors joined a commune and helped to free ‘Hurricane’ Carter
Compassion for the underdog has been a constant theme in the life of Sam Chaiton
-
Fast Forward How the NY Public Library acquired a ‘treasure trove’ of Jewish and Yiddish music
Manuscripts and arrangements of music performed on Yiddish radio station WEVD sat in a basement for 40 years
-
Music How two Jewish musicians turned front porches in Brooklyn into a vibrant music scene
Roy Nathanson and Aaron Lisman are turning Ditmas Park residents of all ages into jazz aficionados
-
Culture How a pair of visionary Jews found a link between Jewish and Native American cultures
Even though poet Jerome Rothenberg is gone, his collaboration with composer Charlie Morrow goes on
-
Culture This 100-year-old Jewish activist is speaking up again — this time about Gaza
For Jules Rabin of Vermont, reading and staying engaged are crucial to longevity
-
Sports For an Israeli Chicago Bulls’ fan slain on Oct. 7, a final gift from that team’s star forward
DeMar DeRozan signed a jersey in memory of Oron Beilin, who was murdered at the rave near kibbutz Re'im
Explore
Most Popular
- 1
Books In ‘Something We Said,’ Richard Pryor’s daughter finds words to discuss the unspeakable
- 2
Culture ‘My mayor Muslim, my bagel Jewish’ — the Knicks chant capturing New York’s soul
- 3
Opinion It’s time for Jews who love Israel to give up on Zionism
- 4
Opinion New York’s Israel Day parade was a shanda — but not because of Mamdani
In Case You Missed It
-
Fast Forward A century-old Jerusalem photo album sparks search for forgotten images of the Western Wall
-
Fast Forward 5th man charged in March arson of London’s Hatzola ambulances
-
Culture Israel boycott battle intensifies at Venice Art Biennale, testing tradition of inclusion
-
Culture Their sons are fighting for Israel, and it’s driving them mad