The scholarship that lets you sleep in J.D. Salinger’s old dorm room. Anselm Keifer and his confrontation with German history. Singer-songwriter Clare Burson reflects on the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. The legacy of Bagitto, the Jewish dialect of Livorno. Darren Aronofsky has said that he will not be directing ‘The Wolverine.’ The best Jewish rappers…
Clare Burson does not seem the least bit tired of talking about cheese. Which is a bit strange, considering how much attention one notable possession of hers — a 117-year-old wedge of cheese-turned-family heirloom passed down from her great-grandfather — has garnered (including but not limited to a story in the New Yorker. The singer…
In this, the second annual Forward Fives selection, we celebrate the year’s cultural output with a series of deliberately eclectic choices in film, music, theater, exhibitions and books. Here we present five of the most important Jewish music releases of 2010. Feel free to argue with and add to our selections in the comments. The…
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