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Italy is having a Yiddish moment. An unprecedented I.J. Singer translation is part of the boom.
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1663+ words) By Simone Somekh August 24, 2026 (JTA) — In September 1932, Israel Joshua Singer boarded a ship bound for New York, where he had been invited to report on the United States for Yiddish-speaking Jews like himself. “Americans are a difficult people to understand,…...
Jack Ukeles, who used data and idealism to shape Jewish communal life, dies at 89
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (1230+ words) In a five decade career, Jack Ukeles offered policy research, planning and management for a range of secular and Jewish non-profits. (Courtesy) (JTA) — Throughout a storied career of more than five decades that included key roles in teaching courses at…...
Quietly sold by Jewish library, letter by famed 18th-century rabbi surfaces at auction, fetching $400,000
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (723+ words) By Asaf Elia-Shalev February 19, 2026 (JTA) — A decade ago, amid a financial crisis, the Jewish Theological Seminary turned to its assets, selling real estate as well as rare books from its world-renowned library. The book sales were private, and the institution…...
As Conservative rabbis, we’re rethinking our communities’ policies toward interfaith families
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (635+ words) An inscription above an entrance to a synagogue welcomes worshippers with the words, “Blessed are those who come in the name of God.” (Harvey Barrison/Wikimedia Commons) By Rabbi Pamela Barmash, Rabbi Emily Barton (JTA) — As Conservative/Masorti rabbis, we…...
The most Jewish room in Fremont, Ohio, is in a county history museum
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1241+ words) Children put on a Purim show, circa 1953, at Temple Beth Israel in Fremont, Ohio. Courtesy of Temple Beth Israel By Austin Albanese July 29, 2026 Beneath a mahogany staircase inside the Sandusky County Historical Society hangs a memorial plaque in a place…...
Netanyahu compares New York with 'the 1930s' after Mamdani calls for his arrest
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (569+ words) By Shira Li Bartov (JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu compared New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s leadership with “the 1930s,” escalating a showdown between the two leaders as Netanyahu plans to visit the city in the coming weeks. The Israeli…...
75 artifacts tell the fitful, inspiring, unfinished story of Jews in America
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (731+ words) An American Jewish Congress member holding sign at a Montgomery March. Courtesy of the American Jewish Historical Society, New York. From the American Jewish Congress Records By PJ Grisar July 21, 2026 In May 1818, Mordecai Manuel Noah, a prominent Jew of his…...
Mozambique's only synagogue has been keeping Judaism alive in the country for a century
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (1746+ words) Honen Dalim synagogue in Maputo, Mozambique. Courtesy of Larry and Diane Herman By Olivia Haynie July 11, 2026 Inside the Honen Dalim synagogue in Maputo, Mozambique, a security team of men in suits wearing colorful kippot swept the inside of the small…...
The Army’s only airborne rabbi finds his congregation wherever he lands
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1805+ words) By Benyamin Cohen June 30, 2026 Benyamin Cohen reports on Jewish life in unexpected places for the Forward’s Holy Ground series. FORT BRAGG, N.C. — At dawn on Friday, two soldiers showed up for physical training. Their rabbi was already waiting. Black T-shirts....
The play is about Birthright, but it's about a lot more than Israel
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (534+ words) By Mira Fox June 29, 2026 It’s a clever piece of production magic that effectively drives home the schism over Israel in the Jewish world, and our inability to hear each other. Birthright, commissioned by Miami New Drama from Tony Award-winning playwright…...