EXHIBITS UNITED STATES ARIZONA The Sylvia Plotkin Judaica Museum, Phoenix (480-951-0323; www.spjm.org) On permanent view is a composite synagogue sanctuary from Djerba, Tunisia, with ornate floral-motif

It may not be the easiest of 613 commandments to fulfill, but visiting the sick is nevertheless one of the most significant, meritorious and, ultimately,

Jews—Who and What Are We Today? Define being Jewish: Is it ethnicity or religion? This age-old argument is the point of departure for the new

FICTION The Humbling by Philip Roth. (Houghton Mifflin, 160pp. $22) In recent years, Philip Roth has ventured from the large ambition of novels such as American Pastoral (1997)

One of the most popular features of Hadassah Magazine is the monthly “Jewish Traveler” column. The last collection of the columns in book form, published in 1994,

Member Memorabilia Originally found in attics, stored in breakfronts or lovingly preserved in photo albums, Jewish Americana has become a mainstay of national museums, but

FICTION Laish  by Aharon Appelfeld. Translated from the Hebrew by Aloma Halter. (Schocken, 231 pp. $23.95) “Good literature,” the Hebrew writer Aharon Appelfeld once told

FILMS For My Father aka Weekend in Tel Aviv A young West Bank Palestinian infiltrates Tel Aviv with orders to blow himself up in the