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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.

Going to a Film Festival? Here’s What to See

Hatmakers, jazz and lacrosse are among the plot lines of Jewish and Israeli movies being screened at film festivals this winter and spring.

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The Hidden Rebellion in ‘Who Will Write Our History’

by Gerri Miller

Actors Adrien Brody and Joan Allen lend their voices to the clandestine writings of Jewish rebels in a documentary about the Warsaw Ghetto.

Arts

A New Generation Is Reclaiming Yiddish

by Hilary Danailova

Over the past 15 years, Yiddish has gotten hip, and an unprecedented wave of cultural expression—including a popular Folksbiene production of 'Fiddler on the Roof'—is the result.

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A Funny Thing Happened in Lucille Ball’s Hometown

by Gerri Miller

Jewish comedy icons, including Gilda Radner, Lewis Black and Jerry Seinfeld, are on display at the National Comedy Center, a sprawling new museum in Jamestown, NY.