Jewish Culture
What’s Jewish About “The Simpsons”?
Jews & Judaism pervade this classic animated sitcom and its fictional town of Springfield.
International Jewish Music
Jews have wandered the world over, and sometimes all that wandering gets packed into one song.
Secular Jewish Music
The category of secular Jewish music is as elusive as it is important. It may be broadly defined as any music used primarily by Jews in non-liturgical contexts, and also includes Sephardic and Ashkenazic music.
Midrashic Art
Midrashic Art. Biblical Art. History and Theology of Jewish Art. Jewish Artists. Jewish Painters.
Yossele Rosenblatt’s Later Career
The talented cantor Yossele Rosenblatt (1882-1933) becomes an international star.
Yossele Rosenblatt
The cantor whose religious observance led him to reject some offers of fame and fortune.
The Jazz Singer
The first "talkie" told the story of a Jewish man seeking his future on Broadway.
Jewish Film in America & Europe
From the days of silent pictures to a recent upsurge in Jewish documentaries, Jewish characters and themes have appeared at an increasing rate in American cinema.