The People of the Bookshelf: Forging Soviet Jewish Identity Through Reading
Jarrod Tanny reviews Marat Grinberg’s “The Soviet Jewish Bookshelf: Jewish Culture and Identity Between the Lines.”
Jarrod Tanny reviews Marat Grinberg’s “The Soviet Jewish Bookshelf: Jewish Culture and Identity Between the Lines.”
The non-Jewish actors who could be up for Oscars playing Jewish characters
“The Wolf Hunt” begins with a sadly all-too believable, too familiar premise, set not long after the Pittsburgh Tree of Life and Chabad of Poway attack: A man walks into a synagogue on Rosh Hashanah in the Bay Area and stabs a young woman to death.
The program, subtitled, “Dinner, Discussions and Jewish identity,” celebrates Jewish culture through the lens of food and conversation.
Susan Shapiro’s exquisite coffee table book “Barbie” and Barbra Streisand’s riveting autobiography “My Name Is Barbra” are entertaining and full of interesting facts.
A-dozen-and-a-half tunes sure to get your dreidel spinning
Despite the agonizing and fierce arguments that roiled Israel for so many months over the proposed judicial reforms, now on hold, the authors Senor and Singer insist that what unites Israelis far outweighs what divides them.
For singer-songwriter Aliza Hava, music became not only a refuge but a transformative force that helped her navigate through childhood trauma and later prompted her to share a heartfelt message of peace with the world.
While previous works have outlined the problem, our book is focused on solutions. It will be a hands-on guide, focusing on the practical.
“The Persian Version” won the audience award at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.