Grammy-nominated Concert Brings Long Lost WWII-era Soviet Songs to Life in Israel
In its first performance in Israel, 'Yiddish Glory' played the lost songs of lost Jews in a nearly lost language
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Stringing Together a Holocaust-era Family Secret, and a Forgotten Illicit Romance
Historian Uri Kupferschmidt devoted years to uncovering the story of his grandfather, a Dutch maker of stringed instruments who was murdered in the Holocaust
Amos Oz's Last Prophecy: Zionism, Violence and the Future of Jews
In a lecture before his death that’s now been published as a book, Amos Oz sums up his world view, and explains why he is still optimistic
Coffee en Route to Synagogue on Shabbat? No Problem in 18th Century Prague
250 years ago, the city’s rabbis ruled that coffeehouses in the Jewish quarter were permitted to open on the Sabbath
Rome’s Great Synagogue Decorated With Flowers Ahead of Shavuot
This year's display promises to be particularly spectacular thanks to the recent installment of lighting on the building’s exterior
Demeaning the Memory of the Holocaust? ‘The Roast of Anne Frank’ Should Be Shown in Schools
This is a sensitive 30 minutes, compassionate, funny and historically accurate. The roast does everything it can to honor the 6 million using humor
'Sick and Unacceptable': Netflix's Satirical 'Roast' of Anne Frank Draws Fire
Some viewers, particularly in the Netherlands, have called to boycott streaming platform for milking the Holocaust for laughs
U.S. Publishers Withdraw 'Islamophobic' Book About Imagined Iranian Attack on Israel
'The Siege of Tel Aviv' envisions five Muslim armies attacking Israel - and the Nazi-style genocide attempt that follows
A Chaplain. A Rabbi. A Professor. An Editor. A Soldier. These Are the Faces of Jewish America
We sat down with five very different figures, all Jewish, all American, to discuss the tectonic shifts taking place within U.S. Jewry
Novel on Muslim-Jewish Scholar’s Quest Wins $100,000 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature
The book tells stories related to the Cairo Geniza, shedding light on a thousand years of Jewish life in the Middle East and North Africa
The Star of David: More Than Just a Symbol of the Jewish People or Nazi Persecution
The Star of David associated today with Jews, the Holocaust and Israel has other cultural and religious underpinnings.
The Surprising Ancient Origins of Passover
The holiday we know today began as two distinct ones, one for nomadic herders and one for farmers. Neither involved Egypt.
The Passover Haggadah, Now an Action-packed Graphic Novel
'We wanted the readers to feel like the book was made especially for them, regardless of their knowledge or religious practice,' Israeli artist says
The Female Jewish Artists Whose Feats Were Credited to Everything but Their Skills
For decades, women artists were excluded from the modernist canon. A new exhibition in Vienna fixes that
On Israeli TV, Comedy Is No Laughing Matter
Jewish humor is associated not with Israel but the United States – where it never loses the outsider’s perspective
2020 Democratic Candidate Andrew Yang Takes a Stand Against Circumcision
Shortly after voicing criticism, Yang said he however supports 'the freedom of parents to adopt circumcision for any religious or cultural ritual as desired'
Why Do Jews Dress Up for Purim?
Something borrowed, something Lent? The custom seems to have arisen in 13th century Italy, as festivities and masquerading escalated towards Shrove Tuesday
Ikea Israel Sued for Erasing Women From Catalog
Furniture company's catalog published in Israel for ultra-Orthodox community deliberately left out women from pictures ■ 'This has potential to harm women,' center behind class action suit says
Israeli Filmmaker Guy Nattiv's 'Skin' Wins Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film
'This film is about education,' Nattiv says, pointing to the kind of bigotry his grandparents experienced during the Holocaust
Israel Allows non-Orthodox Groups to Bid for Projects on Jewish Identity
Ministry confirms that bids for the project, aimed at helping Jews identify with the values of Shabbat, is open to Conservative and Reform groups as well
Stanley Donan, Director of 'Singin' in the Rain,' Dies at 94
The iconic filmmaker was known for his collaborations with Gene Kelly, Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra and Fred Astaire
'To Dust' Explores Jewish Loss, Mourning and the Search for Answers
In debut film from Shawn Snyder, Matthew Broderick and Son of Saul's Geza Rohrig delve into Jewish grief in all its facets
Billy Crystal Plays a Rabbi in Remarkably Jewish Indie Film
British-American journalist Emma Forrest's film debut 'Untogether' features a character inspired by several Los Angeles rabbis
What Is the Jewish Afterlife Like?
From dark netherworld populated by ghosts to reincarnation to multiple souls: The Jewish concept of the afterlife has been to hell and back.
'Russian Doll,' Netflix's Latest Hit, Is an Early Contender for Show of the Year
'Russian Doll,' Netflix's new series by Natasha Lyonne and Amy Poehler, starts off as a decidedly Jewish black comedy, before morphing into a surprisingly moving meditation on embracing death
Acclaimed New Film About Jewish Sex Therapist Dr. Ruth Could Be This Year’s ‘RBG’
Documentary ‘Ask Dr. Ruth,’ which just premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, is lauded by critics for its touching depiction of the 90-year-old Holocaust survivor’s amazing life story
Between Zionism and Hellenism: Amos Oz on the Meaning of Secular Judaism
Today marks 30 days since Amos Oz passed away. Haaretz is republishing here his text 'A full cart or an empty one,' an intellectual investigation of secular Jewish culture by one of Israel's greatest Hebrew writers
Shia LaBeouf Premiers Autobiographical Film, Written in Rehab and Directed by an Israeli
LaBeouf spent time writing the script for his semi-autobiographical 'Honey Boy' while he was being treated for substance abuse after a 2017 arrest ■ The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on Friday
Israeli Director Nominated for Oscar: ‘As a Jew, I Don’t Feel as Safe in America as I Once Did’
Guy Nattiv tells Haaretz about the American neo-Nazi family and the Israeli racism that inspired his work
Were Your Family's Books Stolen by the Nazis? New Online Initiative Might Help You Find Them
The Nazis looted millions of books from Jewish families during the Holocaust. German libraries’ online databases are helping put the situation right