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Clashes over Israel again define Eurovision — this time under the shadow of the Holocaust

The popular song contest has host city Vienna's Jewish community on high alert

By Anna Goldenberg May 11, 2026 | 5 min read
Culture
Was the ‘Yiddish Sherlock Holmes’ the first Jewish superhero?

Detective Max Spitzkopf, now in English translation, gave Jews of the 20th century an avenger of their own

By PJ Grisar Oct 28, 2025 | 3 min read
Film & TV
In 1913 Vienna, Freud meets Hitler — and the patient of his nightmares

Richard Ledes’ ‘V13’ stars Alan Cumming as the father of psychoanalysis

By PJ Grisar Apr 4, 2025 | 3 min read
Film & TV
Why a 100-year-old film about a ‘City Without Jews’ seems disturbingly prescient today

Hans Karl Breslauer's 1924 film resonates in an environment of rising antisemitism and threatened mass deportations

By Diane Cole Feb 14, 2025 | 4 min read
News
With a roster of promising athletes, Vienna’s 115-year-old Hakoah Sports Club has found new life

Created as a space for Jewish athletes who were excluded from other clubs, Hakoah now welcomes members of all backgrounds, most of whom aren’t Jewish, and promotes inclusion and diversity

By Karen Propp Nov 29, 2024 | 4 min read
Culture
Why Jewish actress Hedy Lamarr might be the next big name in luxury shopping

The Lamarr department store honoring the Hollywood legend will open in Vienna in 2025

By Beth Harpaz Sep 14, 2023 | 4 min read
Books
Jewish refugees stranded in Hollywood, and 4 other books you need to know this month

Plus, an author's case for a standing cocktail hour

By Irene Katz Connelly Apr 23, 2023 | 8 min read
Yiddish World
Leonard Cohen once denounced Yiddish. Why did he perform this Yiddish folk song?

It may have been a way to work out his Holocaust trauma.

By Zach Golden Dec 29, 2022 | 4 min read

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