Jews need to start talking about — and shaping — the metaverse
A VR headset, a new book and its author help our columnist see the Jewish future
A VR headset, a new book and its author help our columnist see the Jewish future
I sat down across from Renee Firestone and asked her about her life during the Holocaust. The conversation flowed: what her life was like before the war, and how she endured Auschwitz. The small, spirited 97-year-old survivor was direct and honest, answering personal questions with powerful details—all the more remarkable because the real Renee Firestone…
Amy Winehouse, the beloved British-Jewish R&B performer, died in 2011. In 2019, she’ll go on a world tour. As a hologram. Now how is it that a woman who couldn’t even get it together to convince Valerie to come on over found the means to walk back death, reanimate, and hatch a plan to travel…
As Holocaust survivors die out, many museums and study centers are scrambling to figure out just how to preserve testimonies in ways that will engage young people of the future. One answer may be holography. Illinois’ Holocaust Museum & Education Center will be unveiling its long-awaited, multi-million-dollar Take A Stand Center this October, which combines…
Pinchas Gutter sits in a red chair in front of a black background. He hunches forward and rests his hands on his knees, his elbows bent. He wears a slate sweater vest with matching slacks. His skin tone looks just a bit too orange. He sits mostly still, but every so often he nods his…
(JTA) — If you thought rumors of a concert tour featuring a hologram version of the late Amy Winehouse seemed too good to be true — or perhaps creepy — you would be correct. Last week, the UK newspaper The Sun reported that billionaire Alki David was planning to use 3-D computer technology plus an orchestra…
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