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The 10 Best Jewish Jokes in ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’

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Amy Sherman-Palladino, the creator of Gilmore Girls, has gifted us with the Jewish feminist show we need right now. The protagonist is Miriam (Midge) Maisel, a 26-year-old Jewish housewife living on the Upper West Side...
Rabbi David Szychowski gives a lecture on Jewish topics in Lodz, Poland, June 2019. Photo by Natalia Soral.

Lodz, Poland hosts its first-ever Jewish festival

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The Polish city of Lodz hosted its first-ever Jewish celebratory event, “The Festival of Tranquility,” over the Jewish holiday of Shavuot. Organized by the Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Poland, in collaboration...
Architect’s rendering of ToHa Tel Aviv office complex. Image courtesy of Ron Arad Architects/Israel21c.

28 floors Tel Aviv skyscraper wins international design award

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The Chicago-based Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat chose Tel Aviv’s two-year-old ToHa skyscraper as the overall winner in the office building category of its 18th annual awards program. ToHa is located at the intersection of Derech Hashalom,...
A concert of the Israel Orchestra of Inclusion. Credit: Courtesy of SHEKEL.

An orchestra for musicians with and without disabilities

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Ahuvi Kenigsbuch, 35, confidently stepped onstage to sing her own song, “Ten Li Ktzat Zman” (“Give Me a Little Time”), during the third annual concert of the Israel Integrative Orchestra on June 14. She composed...

Jewish Roots

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“Kehillah: A History of Jewish Life in Greater Orlando,” which runs through February 20 at the Orange County Regional History Center, is also a family history. Fuchs, who led the community task force that organized...
Kids participate in an archeological dig at Tel Maresha in Beit Guvrin, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Israel’s Lachish region, Aug. 7, 2023. Photo by Yoav Dudkevitch/TPS.

Photo Essay: Israeli kids are archaeologists for a day

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Israel is rich in antiquities waiting to be discovered, and what better time than summer break for children to get a chance to become archaeologists for a day? The Institute for Archaeological Seminars at Beit...

JerusaLENS International Photo Challenge Exhibition

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The Jerusalem International Photography Challenge Exhibition will be held between June 6th to August 6th at the Ammunition Hill by KKL-JNF along with JNF USA, Ammunition Hill, the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Tourism, Jerusalem...
A page from “Igeret Orchot Olam,” written by Rabbi Abraham ben Mordechai Farissol and published in 1586 in Venice. Credit: Kedem Auction House.

First-edition rare Hebrew book describing ‘New World’ to be auctioned in Jerusalem

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A rare first edition in Hebrew describing the discovery of the New World will be up for auction in two weeks at the Kedem Auction House in Jerusalem. Igeret Orchot Olam, written by Rabbi Abraham...

5 Minute Plays Delightfully Kick Off Summer Theater Season

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Last night an eager and appreciative audience gathered for the 7th Annual 5 Minute Play Festival. Thanks to COVID-19, the program had been put on hold since 2020. Normally a slate of ten plays...

Holocaust drama ‘The Camp’ among productions being presented in Boca Raton

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Both current Boca Raton productions, "The Camp," a drama set in the Holocaust-era, running now through Dec. 17 at the Levis Jewish Community Center and the musical "She Loves Me," running now through Dec. 23 at...