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The making of an international Jewish film festival

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You can tell a lot about any of the 35 movies to be shown at the 30th annual San Diego International Film Festival (SDIJFF)  Feb. 13-23 by when it will be screened, and in some...

“Harry Potter” series receives official Yiddish translation

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Harry Potter Un Der Filosofisher Shteyn This translation would not have been possible if not for the efforts of four committed colleagues: Yankl-Peretz Blum, whose linguistic guidance significantly leveled up the quality of the text;...

Time-traveling through Jewish history

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River by Shira Nayman; Guernica Editions, 2020; ISBN 9781771-834575; 255 pages; $25. “River,” in the context of this novel, is a metaphor for the continuity of life. As Emily, 14, would hear from a wise African man...

Book Review: ‘Jews in Medicine’

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Jews in Medicine, Contributions to Health and Healing through the Age by Ronald L. Eisenberg Jerusalem and New York: Urim Publications, 2019, 464 pages, $29.12 This 464-page encyclopedic reference book starts with the Talmud and...
“Lodz Ghetto Bridge, circa 1940–1943” by Vincent Brauner. Credit: Gift of Elizabeth, Gail, and Sandy Peters in the Museum of Jewish Heritage–A Living Memorial collection.

‘Rendering Witness’ displays risks artists took while the Holocaust raged in Europe

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Artwork made by eyewitnesses who documented their experiences during and shortly after the Holocaust, often in secret and while risking their lives, are showcased in a new exhibition at the Museum of Jewish Heritage–A Living...
“Les Maisons,” 1921 by Chaim Soutine. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Chaim Soutine artwork exhibited for first time in Israel in 50 years

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Now through March 21, Mishkan Museum of Art in Ein Harod, a kibbutz in northern Israel, is exhibiting the works of Chaim Soutine, one of the leading artists of the 20th century, for the first time...

German’s diary tells of opposition to Hitler

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The opening quote sets the tone for a remarkable book, My Opposition, the Diary of Friedrich Kellner, a German against the Third Reich (1939-1945), edited by Robert Scott Kellner. This month, a new paperback edition is...
Falsified Israeli passport, part of “Operation Finale: The Capture & Trial of Adolf Eichmann,” January to June 2020. Credit: The Holocaust Memorial Center Zekelman Family Campus in Farmington Hills, Mich.

Michigan’s Holocaust museum exhibit reveals secret history behind capture of Adolf Eichmann

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The Holocaust Memorial Center Zekelman Family Campus in Farmington Hills, Mich., has announced its newest special exhibit, “Operation Finale: The Capture & Trial of Adolf Eichmann,” which runs Jan. 26 through mid-June. It reveals the secret...

Day Two: STM Presents “Hanukke Oy Hanukke a Yom Tev a Sheiner”

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Kippalive - Al HaNisim כיפה-לייב על הניסים https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7MXDlPg_LI
A promotional photo for "Fauda" on Netflix. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

New trailer released for next season of ‘Fauda’ set in Gaza

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trailer for the third season of the hit Israeli TV series “Fauda” was released on Sunday. While the show’s last two seasons took place primarily in the West Bank, the third season, which was partly...