While best remembered today as a comic writer, Sholem Aleichem's work featured a great deal of tragedy, something that "Tevye Served Raw" does not shy away from. The production, brilliantly …
Israeli actors Gera Sandler and his wife Ronit Asheri-Sandler, now starring in Clifford Odets' "Awake and Sing!" with New Yiddish Rep at the 14th Street Y, can't help comparing New York and …
The 7th Annual Off Broadway Alliance Awards will honor Harvey Fierstein, Paula Vogel and Israel Horovitz as Legends of Off Broadway, alongside Athol Fugard, Charlotte Moore, and Estelle Pars…
A recent New York Times op-ed about the death of Leonard Cohen contained one of the most inadvertently hilarious corrections ever.
That the show is a musical frees the story from the usual realism constraints. Once we're in a land where people randomly break into song, we're primed to be less judgmental of the show's pr…
Daniel Kahn's unique genius lies in his self-described "tradaptations," his translations and adaptations of songs across languages.
"Gay Gotham" at the Museum of the City of New York, celebrates what it meant to be gay in New York " and, no surprise, Leonard Bernstein and Tony Kushner are part of the show.
How important is Judith Rodin? Ask one of the 20,000 New York public school students who got to see the Broadway hit "Hamilton" because of her and they might say she is life-changing.
Excerpt From New Book Tells of Meir Kahane's Tumultuous Reign Over Soviet Jewry Movement, and the Fatal Consequence
Old Jews Make Us Laugh With ‘Not-So-Kosher' Jokes
Robert Gottlieb's biography of Sarah Bernhardt is the first volume in “Jewish Lives,” a “major new series” being offered by Yale University Press. But in what sense d…
Sixty-six years ago, Theodore Bikel, then a young actor in what would become the State of Israel, co-founded Tel Aviv's Cameri Theatre. Today, Bikel is one of America's iconic Jewish actors …
On the last Sunday of 2013, Lipa Schmeltzer, the famous and controversial Hasidic singer revered by many took to the Broadway stage to celebrate 15 years of entertainment. Click here for the…
Shlomo Carlebach appeared on stage this year. So did Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Asher Lev and a passel of other characters. What did they all have in common? This was the year of Jews in transitio…
Shai Agnon was a consummate Zionist. Yet, he remained nostalgic for the Ukrainian village of his youth. His contradictions continue to confound and fascinate. Click here for the rest of the …
The death of André Schiffrin, who presided over the publishing world for half a century, marks the end of an era for the evolving world of book producing and selling. Click here for the res…
Beatles manager Brian Epstein struggled with his sexuality and his Judaism right up until he died of a drug overdose. We discuss his legacy with the author of 'The Fifth Beatle.' Click here …
Throughout her career, Sarah Silverman has channelled shocking jokes through a character that excuses her for making them. Now, at age 42, she’s trying something more risky. Click here…
At first, the story of Disney’s doe-eyed fawn gallivanting through the forest seems like a simple children’s tale. But some see a darker message for the Jews. Click here for the …
Thanksgivukkah is a portmanteau, a word created by mashing up two separate words. Philologos offers a primer to some other wacky words. Click here for the rest of the article...
Shemi Zarhin is best known for his films. With “Some Day,” set among the working class people of Tiberias, he makes a memorable transition into novel writing. Click here for the …
Maxim D. Shrayer, author of ‘Leaving Russia,’ grew up in school experiencing casual anti-Semitism in the Soviet Union. Decades later, he finds himself unable to forget. Click her…
Alice Herz-Sommer, the world’s oldest living Holocaust survivor, celebrates her 110th birthday. Benjamin Ivry pays tribute to a pianist who remains a symbol of indomitable spirit. Cli…
A Hungarian Jewish startup has an avant-garde approach to making menorahs and dreidels. Next up: modernist mezuzas and Seder plates. Click here for the rest of the article...
WIth the death of Arik Einstein, a part of Israel has passed away. A voice of Israel " the voice, for many " will sing no more, Chemi Shalev writes. Click here for the rest of the article...