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Goldie Goldbloom Talks POWs, Hasidic Jews, and Hot Italians: The Toads’ Museum Interview
Goldie Goldbloom‘s first novel, Toads’ Museum of Freaks and Wonders, comes out in February after having won the AWP Prize, ...
Jewish History, Members of the Scribe, Study
A Book and Its Translators
It was a freezing afternoon outside Warsaw in March 2012, and I was sitting in a cramped hut listening to ...
American Jews, Interfaith, Jewish History, Study
Jewish Democrats
For nearly a century, one party has captured the vast majority of Jewish votes.
How to Choose a Siddur, or Jewish Prayer Book
It helps to know what lies behind the muted bindings and the denominational labels of today's wide array of possibilities.
Israel, Israel History, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Modern Israel, Zionism
Modern Israeli History: A Timeline
Key moments in the Jewish state's history.
Our Good Friends the Essermans
Earlier this week, Melissa Fay Greene wrote about the adoption of her daughter, Helen, from Ethiopia, and telling jokes at ...
The Jews of Russia
The territories of the former Russian Empire were the cradle of Jewish modernity, the birthplace of Zionism and Jewish socialism, and a major center of the Hasidic movement.
An Interview with Luzer Twersky: From Ultra-Orthodox to “Transparent” Star
Luzer Twersky is an actor who plays Mendel in Season Two of Amazon’s hit television show “Transparent.” He grew up ...
What Is Chabad?
This once small Hasidic group has grown to unparalleled global influence.