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...
Film in Chattanooga Jewish screening refers to ‘Occupied West Bank’
The 16th annual Chattanooga Jewish Film Series, hosted by the Jewish Federation in the southeastern Tennessee city, began on Wednesday evening.
Titles featured include the 1941 Holocaust escape drama “Farewell Mr. Haffman,” the musical drama “Love Gets...
‘BeteBrune’ novel filled with hateful stereotypes
This was a truly difficult book to read. Not stylistically; the author has a clear and concise style. The book’s content was severely off-putting, so filled is this novel with hate, stereotyping, and prejudice...
WATCH: 2019 Israel Election Broadcast
“Israeli elections are a time to celebrate the only democracy in the Middle East,” said Traiman, who is hosting the program. “It is also a time when individuals all around the world will take...
Book review: ‘The Limits of the World’
Immigrants from India found themselves distrusted by both sides of the racial divide in colonial Kenya. As far as black Africans were concerned, the brown-skinned Asians were part of the ruling class, and as...
New exhibit showcases Jewish migration to Manhattan, evolution of community
A new exhibition in the Chelsea area of New York City details the history of German-Jewish migration to Washington Heights and how Jewish immigrants created a community for themselves in the Manhattan neighborhood, amNY reported.
“Refuge in...
Survivors’ Son Wrestles with Their Unspoken Past
The greatest sources of Holocaust history are the testimonies of survivors through their memories, their writings, their memoirs, and documentary films. You won’t want to miss this beautifully constructed film entitled The Presence of Their...
Always the optimist: Netflix film on Shimon Peres spotlights political, emotional resilience
A children’s book by Ruth Krauss called The Carrot Seed, first published in 1945, is a little read that packs a big punch. In it, the main character, a little boy who doesn’t even have...
‘Watching the moon at night’: The film that speaks truth to terror
A documentary about terror, especially if you have come perilously close to experiencing it in your own life or have lost people you love to it, as I have, can have you biting your lips,...
YIDDISH: An Introduction to the Language, Literature & Culture, Vols. I & II
Now, for a limited time only (until Sept. 30), the CDs that accompany my textbook Yiddish: An Introduction to the Language, Literature & Culture, Vols. I and II will be available at a greatly reduced...