Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of Jewish culture. Here, you’ll learn about the latest (and sometimes earliest) in Jewish art, music, film, theater, books as well as the secret Jewish history of everything and everyone from The Rolling Stones to…
Culture
-
Film & TV Can ‘September 5,’ a film about Israeli hostages in a time of Israeli hostages, survive the news cycle?
Tim Fehlbaum’s film about the Munich massacre is hard to separate from today’s headlines
-
New York City’s earthquake feels like a blessing, not a curse
Thankfully, there's a bracha for that
-
In more than 200 paintings, a tribute to the spirit of the Israeli hostages
An exhibit at Philadelphia's Weitzman Museum portrays the diversity of those held captive in Gaza
The Latest
-
Film & TV British cringe comedy ‘Hapless’ arrives on American shores — but is it a Jewish show?
Formerly called ‘The Jewish Enquirer,’ Gary Sinyor’s sitcom was briefly pulled from British Airways amid Israel’s war in Gaza
-
10 new haggadahs for Passover 2024
A range of haggadah supplements focused squarely on Oct. 7 have become available in recent weeks
-
Film & TV Why is Netflix’s No. 1 new show a documentary about Moses?
Christians, Muslims and Jews walk into Netflix's new Moses docuseries, featuring smart talking heads and hokey reenactments
-
Theater Zach Zucker wants to be a modern-day court jester
The comedian, with his alter ego Jack Tucker, is a nonstop entertainer
-
The secret Jewish history of Tax Day
Turns out that the history of income tax goes all the way back to the book of Genesis
-
How sitting shiva helped me decide to convert to Judaism
Where sitting shiva felt nurturing and clarifying, other grieving rituals had felt incomplete
-
First Person A daughter of a Jewish father and a German mother in search of her own identity
Growing up without a religious foundation, Mia Faye Kreindler found her own way to faith
-
Jewish comedian Lena Dunham discovers her family’s Holocaust story on PBS’ ‘Finding Your Roots’
Dunham’s great-great-grandmother Regina came to America as a teenager but left behind at least 11 siblings in Europe
-
The Jewish artist bringing abortion history to America’s museums
Currently on display at the Whitney Biennial, Carmen Winant's installation of 2,500 archival photos chronicles the work of abortion providers and activists from 1973 to 2022
Explore
Most Popular
- 1
Fast Forward Why neo-Nazis marched in Ohio this weekend, and almost every weekend in the US
- 2
Opinion The group behind Project 2025 has a plan to protect Jews. It will do the opposite.
- 3
Opinion Just about every interpretation of Trump’s narrow election victory is wrong
- 4
News Texas schools want to add Queen Esther to the curriculum. Here’s why Jews (and many Christians) are opposed.
In Case You Missed It
-
Opinion Israel’s boycott of Haaretz is straight out of the authoritarian playbook
-
Fast Forward Killing of Israeli rabbi in UAE could strengthen ties between Israel and Arab neighbors, experts say
-
Opinion Despair is not a strategy. Here are 4 things those mourning the election results can do right now.
-
Fast Forward Jared Kushner donates $1 million to Chabad of United Arab Emirates after rabbi murdered
-
Shop the Forward Store
100% of profits support our journalism
