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Painful and Piercing Public Art as Therapy
‘The hunger to create and share these works of art is a testament to the widespread trauma that grips Israeli society,’ writes Leora Eren Frucht.

‘The hunger to create and share these works of art is a testament to the widespread trauma that grips Israeli society,’ writes Leora Eren Frucht.
Wider World
The Women Fueling the Rise of #JewishTikTok
From Orthodox lifestyle bloggers and food accounts to comedians and book reviewers, these Jewish content creators have exploded on TikTok.

From Orthodox lifestyle bloggers and food accounts to comedians and book reviewers, these Jewish content creators have exploded on TikTok.
Arts
Barbie’s Jewish Mother
Mattel’s iconic doll isn’t affiliated with a specific religion, but her roots trace back to Ruth Handler, a Jewish mom with chutzpah.

Mattel’s iconic doll isn’t affiliated with a specific religion, but her roots trace back to Ruth Handler, a Jewish mom with chutzpah.
Arts
Holy Sparks: Celebrating Fifty Years of Women in the Rabbinate
A showcase of rabbinic achievement, featuring 24 women who redefined Jewish leadership.

A showcase of rabbinic achievement, featuring 24 women who redefined Jewish leadership.
Arts
Anti-Jewish Bias Is Spreading in Arts and Culture
It may be more subtle than a scrawled swastika or a torched synagogue, but anti-Jewish bias in that realm is nonetheless a growing phenomenon.

It may be more subtle than a scrawled swastika or a torched synagogue, but anti-Jewish bias in that realm is nonetheless a growing phenomenon.
Arts
Black and Jewish Identities Converge in Art
A generation of Black Jewish women are using art—paintings, drawings, multimedia works and film—to share and explore their multiethnic perspectives.

A generation of Black Jewish women are using art—paintings, drawings, multimedia works and film—to share and explore their multiethnic perspectives.

Arts

Listening to Folksinger Janis Ian

by Curt Schleier

A new documentary explores the life of the groundbreaking Jewish performer who said she was ‘raised to be a Maccabee.’

Arts

‘October 8,’ and the Rise of Antisemitism on Campus

by Curt Schleier

The documentary chronicles the highly charged atmosphere for Jewish students throughout the United States.

Arts

Loved ‘Shtisel’? Try Some ‘Kugel’

by Amy Klein

The prequel to the popular Hasidic family drama is now streaming in America.

Arts

Queen Esther Goes Dutch: An Exhibition

by Robert Goldblum

A new show—complete with glorious Rembrandts—explores how the hero of the Purim story became an icon of the Netherlands’ fight for independence in the 17th century.

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Bringing Anne Frank to New York City

by Jane Levere

Ronald Leopold, director of the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, discusses the new exhibition that recreates the annex rooms where Anne and her family hid for two years.