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As ‘Death of a Salesman’ returns to Broadway, the question remains — how Jewish is Willy Loman?

Arthur Miller’s 1949 play Death of a Salesman, currently on Broadway in a new production starring Nathan Lane as Willy Loman, ...
Opinion
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Why the loudest Jewish celebrity voices are not always the most influential

The photo from Carnegie Hall last week of a couple dozen celebrities dressed like they were attending a bat mitzvah was striking not just for the cause — a UJA-Federation benefit to help rebuild ...
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Charlotte Jewish Film Festival Celebrates 22 Years of Culture and Community

The Charlotte Jewish Film Festival kicked off its 22nd year on Saturday, Jan. 24. The festival, open to the entire community, has 17 feature films lined up that celebrate and highlight Jewish culture.
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When it comes to Jewish events in NYC, there’s a new theory: Go big or go home

Inside the trend that’s fueling a massive Jewish food fest on Governor’s Island and a record-breaking Shabbat dinner at the Javits Center. When thousands of hungry Jews descend on Governor Island ...
Charleston City Paper

New voices shine at Piccolo Spoleto’s “A World of Jewish Culture”

After 15 years, conductor Yuriy Bekker still manages to find new voices for “A World of Jewish Culture,” the Piccolo Spoleto series of shows and film screenings celebrating Charleston’s Jewish ...
The Forward

How a new generation of comics is changing the face of Jewish comedy — and Judaism itself

What it means to be Jewish in the U.S. has changed since the early days of Jewish comics on the Borscht Belt. We’ve assimilated, spread out across the country and the accent is fading away. You have ...
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‘Traditional’ Jewish American foods keep changing, with cookbooks playing an influential role in how Jews mark Rosh Hashana

Judaism possesses an elaborate system that determines what foods Jews can eat and which ones can be eaten together. Rafael Ben-Ari/Photodisc via Getty Images The end of August inaugurated the Hebrew ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Jewish summer camps offered Israeli teens a break from the pressures at home

This article was produced as part of JTA’s Teen Journalism Fellowship, a program that works with Jewish teens around the world to report on issues that affect their lives. When Guy, a 15-year-old ...
The Business Journals

ATL Jewish Film: A bold new act for Atlanta’s cultural stage

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. For 25 years, the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival has been one ...
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Jewish museums in Amsterdam see decline in visitors: ‘We are being associated with a conflict we cannot influence’

The museums of the Jewish Cultural Quarter in Amsterdam have seen a decline in visitor numbers since 7 October 2023. The war in Gaza is prompting difficult questions, both publicly and behind the ...
J. The Jewish News of Northern California

Poland returns 91 Jewish objects to Greece, decades after they were stolen by the Nazis

This marks the first time Poland has repatriated cultural property held under its care that was illegally taken from another ...

From settlers to the Sunshine State: The Jewish journey in Florida | Commentary

Columnist Jason Touvi writes, “the Jewish story in Florida is not only about the past, but also about living, growing, and ...