Local News
Penn Academic Retires After Nearly 50 Years
David Ruderman loves teaching. He loves fundraising, training graduate students, academic administration and writing books on the hot topic of early modern Jewish history,...
National News
Newspaper Removes Cartoon Likening Mask Requirement to Holocaust
By Marcy Oster
A weekly newspaper in Kansas has removed a political cartoon comparing Gov. Laura Kelly’s order requiring state residents to wear masks to...
Orthodox Jewish Camps Won’t Be Allowed to Open
By Shira Hanau
A last-ditch effort by Orthodox Jews in New York to clear the way for overnight camps this summer fell short Monday as...
For Orthodox, the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Religious Schools Is a Big Win
BY SHIRA HANAU
For Orthodox Jewish advocacy groups, the last day of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2020 session brought a big win.
On Tuesday, the high court...
Arts
In ‘The Tobacconist,’ a Young Austrian Befriends Freud During WWII
By Curt Schleier
On the surface, “The Tobacconist” looks like a typical coming-of-age story: small town boy becomes a man in the big city.
But this...
Reviews: A Kapo’s Mindset and a Convert’s Tale
Kapo Accepts Nazi Logic
“Kapo”
Aleksandar Tišma (translated by Richard Williams; introduction by David Rieff)
The New York Review of Books
Aleksandar Tišma — Serb, Jew, writer and...
Three Jewish Film Fests on Tap This Summer
With a fifth month of social distancing beginning, many are growing tired of browsing streaming services and flipping through channels to find fresh entertainment.
But...
Netanyahu Admits Israel’s Economy Reopened ‘Too Soon’
By Ben Harris
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged that the reopening of the economy amid the coronavirus occurred “too soon”
Facing a surge in COVID-19...
Jewish Agency Releases Worldwide Jewish Coronavirus Death Totals
By Marcy Oster
JERUSALEM — Jewish deaths around the world from the coronavirus — excluding the United States, Israel and the countries of the former...
Israel Hits highest Total of Confirmed Coronavirus Cases in 24 Hours
By Marcy Oster
JERUSALEM — Israel recorded more than 1,300 new cases of the coronavirus in 24 hours ending on Wednesday morning, its highest total since...