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Arts Options Abound This Spring

The calendar may have just turned to February ...

20 of 25 Authors Nominated for National Book Awards Call for Gaza Ceasefire During...

Twenty of 25 finalists for the National Book Awards stood together on Wednesday night ...

Revisiting Betty Friedan’s Jewish Legacy Through the First Bio of Her in Decades

When Betty Friedan published “The Feminine Mystique” in 1963 ...

Penn Is Hosting a Festival Celebrating Palestinian Culture. Is it Anti-Israel?

The Palestine Writes Festival is “the only North American literature festival dedicated to celebrating and promoting cultural productions of Palestinian writers and artists,” according...

10 Jewish Amy Winehouse Moments (and Photos) From a New Book on Her Life

Amy Winehouse, the Jewish singer and songwriter whose soulful tunes ...

Michael Fryd Writes Holocaust Memoir About His Mother

In an email about his Holocaust memoir, “My Mother’s War,” Michael Fryd explained why he didn’t want to write a typical remembrance story. “I didn’t...

Jewish Values Drive Former Teacher Larry Abrams to Give Books Away to Underprivileged

At this point, Larry Abrams is a well-known figure in the Philadelphia area. He was labeled a hero by CNN, proclaimed a good citizen...