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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

Jessica Hecht’s ‘Campfire’ Burns Bright

by Annabelle Gurwitch

From Uganda to New York, the actress’s The Campfire Project warms hearts for refugee children around the globe.

Arts

A New Podcast Unravels a Persian-Jewish Mystery

by Rahel Musleah

Recently named Best Podcast of the Year, in 'The Nightingale of Iran,' two sisters unearth their family’s complex, emotional history dating back to 1959.

Arts

October 7 Film Bears Witness to Hamas’s Sexual Violence

by Lisa Hostein

'You cannot stay the same after watching the film, and you cannot look away,' says 'Screams Before Silence' director Anat Stalinsky.

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In Israeli Documentary, Hope and Despair

by Curt Schleier

Israeli filmmaker Hilla Medalia's most timely documentary, 'Mourning in Lod,' follows three Jewish and Palestinian families intertwined by a cycle of violence.