For Theatre Ariel, 2026-27 Will Be a Season of ‘Movement’
Theatre Ariel has revealed the four shows that will make up its 2026-27 calendar. In marketing emails, the Jewish theater company is referring to...
This Clown Eats Bubbles, Cracks Jokes and Helps Israeli Children Recover From Trauma
Deborah Danan | JTA
Shorty, the aptly named 4-foot-8-inch medical clown, stood between two young patients riding coin-operated toy cars in the lobby of Tel...
Lost Holocaust Music, Nearly Erased by Stalin, Goes on Tour in Asia
Shira Li Bartov | JTA
In the midst of the Holocaust, a child sang a song about his mother’s death in the Bershad ghetto, a...
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...
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...
Israel’s Noam Bettan Places Second Behind Bulgaria at Eurovision
Steve Linde | JNS
Israeli singer Noam Bettan finished in second place at the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna May 16, earning praise from...
In Broadway’s ‘Giant,’ Roald Dahl Is a Warped Messenger for a Vital Debate About...
Andrew Silow-Carroll | JTA
Roald Dahl is a terrible messenger for a serious conversation about Jews and Israel.
Which is part of what makes “Giant,” the...
For Chinese-Speaking Jews in New York, ‘Mazel Tofu’ Offers a New Kind of Community
Jackie Hajdenberg | JTA
A YouTuber, a theater consultant and an accordionist walk into a kosher Chinese restaurant.
It’s not the setup to a Borscht Belt...
PEN America Withdraws Support for Israeli Comedian Facing Canceled Shows
One of America’s leading free-speech groups has withdrawn its support for an Israeli comedian after previously describing the threatened cancellation of his shows as...
A Spring Preview of the Arts in Jewish Philadelphia
Snow remains on the ground, and the weather remains cold, but spring remains only weeks away, and plenty of arts events are happening in...