Local News
Government, Advocacy Featured at Barrack’s Politicon
Civic engagement and the necessary ingredients for a healthy democracy were the themes of the day at the most recent Politicon, the Jack M....
National News
Survey Finds Political Split Between Haredi and Modern Orthodox
By Laura E. Adkins and Ben Sales / JTA
Last year, one of the largest Orthodox synagogue associations in the United States held a gala...
‘Massive Education’ Sought After Troubling Pew Study
About a week ahead of the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, the Pew Research Center released findings from a new study, “What...
Jewish Community Debates Beyond Sausage
By Jesse Bernstein and David Rullo
When it was first introduced in 2016, the Impossible Burger was embraced by vegetarians and the Jewish community alike.
Suddenly...
Arts
Book Review | ‘Facing Survival’ and ‘I Want You to Know We’re Still Here’
“Facing Survival”
David Kassan
USC Fisher Museum of Art
In his collection “Testimony: The United States (1885–1915), Recitative,” Charles Reznikoff took real courtroom testimonies describing all manner...
Eugenics at the Forefront in Dystopic Play ‘Babel’
Live theater hasn’t historically been the most effective medium for science fiction, but local playwright and dramaturge Jacqueline Goldfinger thinks that’s changing.
She’s written a...
Six Jewish Moments from the 2020 Oscars
By Emily Burack / JTA
When Adam Sandler was shut out of this year’s Academy Award nominations for “Uncut Gems,” the Oscars lost out on...
Philadelphia Jewish Community and Others React to Trump Peace Plan
Is the Trump administration’s newly unveiled plan for peace between Israel and the Palestinians a good faith effort toward a workable two-state solution, or...
Israel is Only Country Where Majority Approves of Trump’s Major Foreign Policies, Survey Finds
By Marcy Oster / JTA
Israel is the only one of 33 non-U.S. countries where a majority expresses net approval of President Donald Trump’s major...
Israeli Pop Star Joins Israeli Army
By Marcy Oster / JTA
The Israeli teen pop star Noa Kirel is a soldier now.
Kirel, who joined the Israeli army on Feb. 2, became...