In honor of Yom HaShoah, the Forward presents “The Thinking Person’s Guide to the Holocaust,” a selection of the most important literary, historical and artistic works about the Shoah. Rokhl Kafrissen explores the new generation of klezmer music and musicians, including Benjy Fox-Rosen and his new album, “Tick Tock.” Joshua Furst takes a hard look…
Philologos decides it’s time for a snack. Philip Lutz listens in on “If a White Horse From Jerusalem” by jazz composer Bret Zvacek, featuring saxophonist and Miles Davis collaborator David Liebman. Mladen Petrov peruses the work of third generation Polish Holocaust writers. Jay Michaelson surveys this year’s new crop of Haggadot. Jillian Steinhauer investigates Dalvador…
In the first of a two-part series, Lisa Traiger traces the growth of Israeli folk dancing from one dance — “Hora Agadati” in 1924 — to 4,678 in 2005. Jordana Horn surveys the career of the remarkable Moroccan-Israel actress Ronit Elkabetz, who was recently honored by the New York Sephardic Jewish Film Festival. Philologos is,…
Curt Schleier goes to see “Peep World,” where Jews finally attain the dysfunctional status of WASPs. Philologos noses around with exasperation. Michelle Sieff adjudicates Deborah Lipstadt’s arguments with Hannah Arendt in “The Eichmann Trial.” Katherine Clarke looks into Southeastern Europe’s first Holocaust Museum in Skopje, Macedonia. Raphael Mostel celebrates a renewed interest in the strange…
Philologos re-considers the linguistic distinctiveness of Yeshivish, with a Yeshivish translation of the Gettysburg Address as exhibit A. Michael Kaminer visits an exhibit the Royal Ontario Museum that ponders the future of “the world’s most valuable resource” in the Middle East. Jordana Horn reviews “The Gift to Stalin,” a Kazakh movie not starring Borat about…
A.J. Goldmann talks to Israeli filmmaker Jonathan Sagall, about his new film “Lipstikka,” which recently premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival. Jan Ellen Spiegel looks at a new exhibit of Jewish-themed art by Norman Gorbaty, who is just being discovered at the age of 78. Benjamin Ivry revisits the legacy of hotel architect Morris…
Benjamin Ivry remembers French politician and media figure Françoise Giroud. Jake Marmer reviews “Coming To Life,” a poetry collection by Joy Ladin. Philologos goes to learn in yeshiva. Cheryl Kaplan goes to see “The Sota Project,” a 22-minute film installation about adultery, betrayal and doubt. Adam Rovner studies Israeli slang. Alicia Ostriker refects on the…
Philologos wakes up and ponders his identity. Vladislav Davidzon evaluates the continuing influence of the L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E poets. Ed Rampell goes to see “Mlle. God” by Nick Kazan, son of famed director Elia Kazan. Benjamin Ivry revisits the work of Italian Jewish painter Carlo Michelstaedter. Allan Nadler contests the notion that the tradition of Jewish secularism…
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