‘Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile,’ new to Netflix, offers no glimpse of character’s ‘Jewish soul’
Crocodiles are not kosher. But the much-beloved protagonist—initially misunderstood as a villain—of Bernard Waber’s children’s books “The House on East 88th Street” and “Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile” is arguably Jewish.
Waber, who wrote and illustrated the...
Israel Museum inaugurates exhibit to mark India’s 75th birthday
The Israel Museum on Thursday inaugurated an exhibit titled “Body of Faith: Sculpture from the National Museum of India,” to mark the 75th anniversary of India’s independence.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Indian Ambassador to...
Holocaust-era instruments will be on display in Chicago in effort to give music of...
The Jewish Community Centers of Chicago are putting out a call: check your basements, attics and garages. You might find some hope there.
From April through September of 2023, JCC (Jewish Community Centers) Chicago will bring a...
Anne Frank traveling exhibit on Holocaust, human rights, bigotry comes to Midwest
“Anne Frank: A History for Today,” developed by the Anne Frank House, will be open to the public at the Putnam Museum and Science Center in Davenport, Iowa, from Sept. 2 to Oct. 30....
The Jerusalem Film Festival turns 39
The Jerusalem Film Festival (JFF) starts on July 21 and runs until the end of the month at the Jerusalem Cinematheque and environs.
The program includes full-length features, documentaries and experimental films released in the last year, short films,...
First-ever film festival in Samaria to screen two-dozen movies in four days
The Samaria Regional Council will host its first film festival starting on July 3. More than two dozen movies will be screened over the course of four days in venues throughout the area, reported Israel...
Jewish Theological Seminary exhibition explores history of marriage, ‘ketubahs’
The Jewish Theological Seminary on New York’s Upper West Side opened its first exhibition in its newly constructed library.
“To Build a New Home: Celebrating the Jewish Wedding” introduces visitors to Jewish marriages from Talmudic times...
Beauty meets social responsibility at Yvel Design Center
OK, admit it: sometimes you need a break from the intensity and emotional highs of touring Israel’s religious and historic sites.
A two-hour visit to the Yvel Design Center, where beauty, creativity and social responsibility...
Unique, colorful, kinetic: Yaacov Agam Museum in Rishon Letzion
There’s only one museum in Israel dedicated to a sole living artist—the Yaacov Agam Museum in Rishon Letzion. Agam is so prolific and his work so striking that it’s not surprising that he merits...
The Art of Transformation: Vasily Kandinsky at the Guggenheim
The Russian-born artist Vasily Kandinsky (1866-1944) was one of the early pioneers in the field of abstract painting – along with Kazimir Malevich, Piet Mondrian, and Hilma af Klint, among others. Through September 5,...