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Pier 21, Canada’s Immigration Museum in Halifax unveils an MS St. Louis monument designed by New York-based architect Daniel Libeskind.

Though rich in irony, Jewish leaders see their position as a matter of Jewish self-interest in a Germany in which old ghosts remain laid to rest.

The mostly fictional movie’s exploration of Mahler’s torment over his wife Alma’s adultery reveals resonant emotional truth to reality.

Rabbinical Council of America reiterates neutrality on whether Jewish law regards death to have occurred when brain function ceases.

Alysa Stanton says challenges she faced weren't all that different from those of any other first-year rabbi, but hers 'were more visible because the world was watching.'

Loren Galler Rabinowitz, 24, is a Harvard University graduate from Brookline is the daughter of two doctors, the granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, and a novice when it comes to pageants.

It would have been 'good for the Jews' and for Israel had Goldstone's report been frankly confronted and debated, but Israel was too busy 'trashing the messenger.'

Korrie Xavier, 32, reflects on the decade between her exit from the Navy in early 2001 and the signing of a new law repealing the 'Don't ask, don't tell policy'.

The midwinter ritual of renewal must touch something deep inside, as we’re still lighting those midwinter lights, whether in trees or on our windowsills.

History is filled with surprises, and sometimes the surprises are quite pleasant; the Association for Jewish Studies is exactly such a surprise.

Eighteen thinkers take time to reflect and analyze the events of the past 12 months.

Recent polls in the country show that the Israel-Palestinian conflict is behind a new wave of hate directed at Jews.

You don’t need flashing reindeer lawn ornaments to tell you it’s the happiest time of the year in Arkansas’s capital. Simply tune into the 'Jewish Guys’ Chanukah Special'.

Steinhardt Social Research Institute at Brandeis University says that there are now 6.5 million Jews in America, 1 million more than the last time they counted.

Richard Holbrooke was known for his work in Afghanistan, but his less known successes draw the portrait of a man who stood up for all refugees.

Richard Holbrooke was known for his work in Afghanistan, but his less known successes draw the portrait of a man who stood up for all refugees.

Richard Holbrooke was known for his work in Afghanistan, but his less known successes draw the portrait of a man who stood up for all refugees.

Madoff trustee Irving Picard filing hundreds of lawsuits seeking to reclaim funds from groups alleged to have profited from their Madoff investments.

The American Jewish World Service has devised ways to eat local and kosher food in some of the most remote parts of the world.

An Oregonian take on latkes.

Despite major efforts to include Jewish young people at the the annual gathering, more than one incident proved the generational gap hard to overcome.

The men and women who have made a significant impact on the Jewish story in a Jewish way.

The word 'Jewish', it is argued, signifies so many different things to different people that it is meaningless to ask anyone to swear allegiance to what it represents.

Tensions are running high in Rockland County over the $3.2 million sale of Hillcrest Elementary School to a New Square yeshiva.

The Forward editor Jane Eisner visits Haiti, eight months after the devastating earthquake, to explore how Israeli and Jewish groups are playing a key role in rebuilding.