Category: Arts & Culture

By Emily K. Alhadeff, Assistant Editor, JTNews When you think about the characters of Jewish arts and culture, they pretty much come down to heroes

By Emily K. Alhadeff , Associate Editor, JTNews How's this for an idea in educating the greater community about Judaism: Put it in a storefront. Th

By Andy Bachman, Special to JTNews “Folk song calls the native back to his roots and prepares him emotionally to dance, worship, work, fight,

By Deborah Gardner, Special to The Jewish Sound   When Louise Steinman first faced the suggestion of writing about Poles and Jews, she was u

By Janis Siegel, JTNews Correspondent The latest documentary from the Simon Wiesenthal Center's Moriah Films, "The Prime Ministers: The Pioneers,"

By Michael Fox , Special to JTNews Markus Zusak's acclaimed novel, "The Book Thief," could neither compare with nor replace the first-person reali

By , JNS.org (JNS.org) Numerous popular singers are planning to stop in Tel Aviv during their tours in the coming year, including Julio Iglesias, C

By Tom Tugend, other When Canadian filmmaker Naomi Jaye, who had spent 10 years making short films, told friends she was embarking on her first fea

By Jack Falk , Special to JTNews For its fall concert "Until When?" Seattle's Music of Remembrance promises an enticing mix of music, theatre, and

By Talia Lavin, JTA World News Service NEW YORK (JTA)—"Everyone knows that Jews control the media and banks and stuff," comedian Eugene Mirm

By Emily K. Alhadeff , Associate Editor, JTNews Editor’s note: The story was corrected to note that the event will take place at Herzl-Ner Ta

By Jana Banin, JTA World News Service HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (JTA)—Some were psyched for the nostalgia of "The Goldbergs," a new ABC sitcom about a

By Dikla Tuchman, JTNews Correspondent Despite the expense and the long travel time, most people consider Israel a place they’d love to visit