Nathan Straus Made His Fortune at Macy’s — and Spent It Fighting Disease in...
Charles Munitz | JTA
What do the ultra-wealthy owe the rest of us? It may be the defining argument of our second Gilded Age.
While Elon...
Israeli Thriller ‘Unconditional’ Delivers Suspense With Emotional Depth
Shanna Fuld | JNS
At first glance, “Unconditional” looks like another international crime thriller. By the end of the second episode, it’s clear the series...
Play ‘The Zionists’ Turns Post-Oct. 7 Discourse Into a Dysfunctional Family Drama
Andrew Silow-Carroll | JTA
Just about the last thing I wanted to do on a summer weekend in the Berkshires was to see a play...
Clive Davis, Influential Jewish Rock ‘n’ Roll Executive, Dies at 94
Andrew Lapin | JTA
During his run as the head of CBS Records, Clive Davis signed some of the biggest and most influential acts in...
In Britain, a Jewish Culture Month Aims to Move the Conversation Beyond Oct. 7
Kelly Hartog | JTA
In the almost three years since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas invasion of Israel, Great Britain has seen “a relentless focus...
Bestselling Israeli Author Releases Latest Novel Translated to English
Jessica Russak-Hoffman | JNS
Last year, the Israeli military launched operation “Rising Lion.” This year, it fought operation “Roaring Lion.”
June 16, a different lion —...
Gwyneth Paltrow Draws Backlash After Starring in Ad for Luxury Israeli Development
Kelly Hartog | JTA
Gwyneth Paltrow has drawn backlash after appearing in a new advertising campaign for 51 Park, a luxury residential development in the...
In Israel, an Arab-Jewish Youth Orchestra Builds a New ‘East-West’ Sound Together
Deborah Danan | JTA
A raucous crowd of football fans filled the narrow strip of grass between Tel Aviv’s music center and Bloomfield Stadium, home...
Finalists Announced for Lucrative Jewish Literary Award
Lisa Keys | JTA
Amir Tibon’s memoir about his family’s ordeal during the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel and Laura Hobson Faure’s history of Jewish...
Woody Guthrie Documentary Is ‘Jewish Film About Very Non-Jewish Guy From Tiny Little Town...
Jonathan D. Salant | JNS
The same folk singer who wrote “this land was made for you and me” also wrote, “Chanukah candlelight, see my...