Novel tells of a woman surviving as a man in POW camp
The Prisoner’s Wife by Maggie Brookes, Berkley imprint of Random House, ©2020; ISBN 9789593-197752; 400 pages, $17.
The young wife dressed in men’s clothing, with her breasts tightly corseted. She shaved her head and pretended that...
A land where the Bible serves as a tour guide’s GPS
When you visit Nachal Prat, you can almost feel what it was like to be a seventh-century Israelite leading your donkey, its saddle bags full of water, to Jerusalem.
Nachal Prat, often referred to as...
We can all relate to Making God Laugh
There’s an old Yiddish proverb: If you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans. We all make plans for our futures. Some work out, but many don’t. We’re encouraged to reach for...
Netflix announces release date for ‘Fauda’ season 3
Season 3 of the Israeli series “Fauda” will begin streaming on Netflix on April 16.
It will be available in April everywhere except France and French-speaking territories (June 4) and Israel (June 25), according to Deadline.
The thriller tells...
Superman: The Mighty Analog
The answer to the question, “Is Superman circumcised?” in literature probably would depend on what the custom might have been on Krypton concerning the ceremony we Jews know as brit milah. Such an operation would have...
The traveling Holocaust exhibit that’s revolutionizing Holocaust education
The sight of a Holocaust-era replica cattle car parked on a typically nondescript main city street would cause even the most absent-minded drivers and pedestrians to do a double take. If the structure’s image...
‘Tehran’ cast, creators on feedback from fans: ‘We’re too soft on regime’
The cast and creators of “Tehran,” the hit Israeli series streaming on Apple TV+, explained during a virtual panel discussion on Wednesday how the show was insistent on respecting Iranian culture and the kind...
Jewish Historians of England
Twenty Years On, Views and Reviews of Modern Britain by Peter Stansky; Pinehill Humanities Press, 2020.
Peter Stansky born in Manhattan, graduated from Yale, Harvard, and King’s College, Cambridge where he earned his doctorate studying...
Frida Kahlo Loved Jews So Much She Invented Jewish Ancestry
Schlepping and Schmoozing Along the Interstate 5, Chapter 19, Exit 14B (Cesar Chavez Parkway); Chicano Park
Turn left at Cesar Chavez Parkway exit, and murals will be at left side under the overpass. One of the...
Film about Israeli lawyer who advocates for terrorists gets double Emmy nod
A controversial Israeli documentary about an Israeli attorney who represents terrorists received a double Emmy nomination on Wednesday.
“Advocate,” from directors Rachel Leah Jones and Philippe Bellaiche, follows Israeli self-described “human-rights lawyer” Lea Tsemel as...