Jewish music for any soul
For the 8th season, clarinetist Paul Green will bring Jewish music to the Berkshires with an international mix of chamber works and song.
His "Summer Celebration of Jewish Music" brings together an ensemble that includes...
Jewish culture fest a great excuse to pop down to Santa Cruz
Rabbi Shifra Weiss-Penzias knows Jews are a small minority in her home base of Santa Cruz. That’s why she hopes the locals will “come out of the woodwork” to her synagogue’s upcoming Jewish Cultural...
Sa photo primée raconte l’horreur de la Shoah
C’est l’histoire d’un projet mené de main de maître par Bertrand Bossy, professeur d’histoire au lycée Fernand-Renaudeau. C’est aussi l’histoire d’une photo, celle composée par Capucine Brébion, élève de terminale L dans le même...
Nuestros uzoz
El esperava kudyo durante su dezrepozo,
Deseava una afeksion, un poko de gozo,
Una chika konsolasion iva ser komo kura
Le iva kalmarle su sufriyensa tanto dura.
De su hazinura tu no tadrates a saverlo,
En bivo no topates...
Naomi Alderman wins Baileys prize for fiction
Naomi Alderman has won the Baileys Prize for Fiction for her fourth novel, The Power.
The announcement was made at a glitzy ceremony at London’s Royal Festival Hall tonight.
Formerly the Orange Prize, the award is...
At Wesleyan University, jewish life sees progress
In 2014, the Connecticut Jewish Ledger listed Rabbi Levi and Chanie Schectman on their annual “Movers and Shakers” list. For those who knew them, this didn’t come as a surprise; since the couple had...
7 TV shows & movies with jewish themes that you need to watch
Like many people, watching TV and film is one of the ways I can relax. While I am the first person to advocate for books, I also don’t think we need to feel guilty about...
Bishop of Camden honored at Beth El Synagogue
Rev. Dennis J. Sullivan, bishop of the Catholic Church's Diocese of Camden, was honored Thursday at Beth El Synagogue for his interfaith work.
Sullivan received the Father Thom Schiavo Brotherhood Award.
"This occasion of the Jewish...
In Savannah, a congregation from colonial times showcases its history
As first-time visitors to Savannah’s Mickve Israel synagogue in Georgia, we circled around Montgomery Square and what we thought was a church or cathedral, a huge building with pointed arches, barrel vaults, and a...
From ‘Oslo’ to ‘Hello Dolly,’ the Tony awards are full of Jews
This year’s Tony Awards, which will held on Sunday, June 11, includes a large number of Jewish nominees and works with a strong Jewish connection.
Ben Platt, 23, is nominated for best lead actor in...