Arts & Life
The Life of Gay, Jewish Bullfighter Sidney Franklin
NEW YORK (JTA) — In the bullfighting world of the 1920s and ’30s, Sidney Franklin was defined not only by his Americaness, elegance or tough-guy personality but also by his Jewishness. The first American to reach the status of a matador in Spain, he was...
How to Do Portland (Maine) in 4 Days and 7 Easy Steps (Alone)
I don’t know about you, but I like to pick my vacation destinations by what I’m hungry for at that particular stage in my life. “There are places I’ll remember” … for the food I ate while I was there. Mussels in the Canadian Maritimes, all the pasta and gelato in...
Moe Berg’s Life as Ballplayer and Spy, This Time as a Documentary
(JTA) — Moe Berg’s 15-year career as a major league shortstop, catcher and coach in the 1920s and ’30s wasn’t much to speak of, but his story keeps being told in about as many ways as there are to tell it. A Columbia Law School graduate who played for the Chicago...
Garden Variety: Bay-Wise & Bountiful
Gardeners can help protect and restore the Chesapeake Bay watershed region while also creating beautiful rain gardens. The Chesapeake Bay is one of Maryland’s most valuable natural resources. It provides countless benefits to humans, animals, plants and the region’s...
What is it Like to be a Female Combat Soldier in Israel? A Photographer Provides a Unique Look.
(JTA) — Women served as combat soldiers during Israel’s War of Independence, when the fledgling country needed all the fighters it could get. But following the 1948 war, it took half a century before they were allowed back in combat. Since the late 1990s, when some...
These Sweet Cheese Buns are Perfect for Shavuot
By Rachel Ringler This story originally appeared on The Nosher. You’ve probably heard of cheesecake or blintzes as traditional foods to enjoy for the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, but get ready to fall in love with a cheese-filled carb treat you have never heard of:...
Rachel Wenitsky is the Jewish Queen of Satire
This story originally appeared on Alma. Rachel Wenitsky’s comedy can be categorized by four themes: Anxiety, feminism, poop and France. Oh, and buttholes (I promised her I’d include that one). Since her breakout role as Dorothy in “The Wizard of Oz” in high school,...
Labor Dispute Threatens Return of ‘Shtisel’ for 3rd Season
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A labor dispute is threatening the much-heralded return of “Shtisel,” the Israeli show about haredi Orthodox Jews that became a surprise hit on Netflix. The show’s writer, Yehonatan Indursky, confirmed earlier this month that the show would get...
‘Dead To Me’ is the New Netflix Show Jewish Women Need to Watch
This story originally appeared on Kveller. It’s been a while since I felt like a show outsmarted me. But “Dead to Me,” Netflix’s new star-studded series, has made me gasp quite a few times. It manages to subvert all my expectations in a way that feels entirely...Upcoming Events
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Albania, a small Muslim-majority country, proved a surprising refuge for the Jewish community of central Europe during the Holocaust. Thanks to Besa, an Albanian concept sometimes translated as “pledge of honor,” and an oath sworn[...]
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