Appeal and Applause: Lawyer Performs Interpretive Dances of Past Cases
For Jonathan Stein, combining law and dance wasn’t the joining of two incongruous practices.
A lawyer at Community Legal Services, which provides legal counsel to...
The Seen: Pete Davidson to Star in Autobiographical Comedy Series
Bupkis is one of those few Yiddish words that have become part of the American lexicon
Barry Manilow Tests Positive for COVID, Will Miss NYC Debut of His Musical
Singer Barry Manilow tested positive for COVID-19.
You Should Know…Andrew Perelman and Jonah Zitelli
Andrew Perelman, Jonah Zitelli and Rutherford B. Hayes have one obvious thing in common — and no, Hayes was not Jewish, and Perelman and...
Podcast With Local Roots Makes FanExpo Debut
In Yiddish, “potchki” means to dawdle, dilly-dally, waste time.
First-generation Polish-Jewish immigrant Robert Palmer feels the word is grossly underrated.
Palmer’s Polish parents immigrated to Philadelphia...
Theatre Ariel Holocaust Play Tours Area Public Schools
Though International Holocaust Remembrance Day came and went in January, the mission to instill the gravity of the Shoah to the next generation continues...
2022 Grammys: Zelensky’s Video Address and Other Jewish Moments
While the Oscars had a moment of silence for Ukraine and various onscreen messages, Sunday night’s Grammy Awards went further.
New Play Explores Israel-Palestine Conflict
Philadelphia’s InterAct Theatre Co. produces plays that “provoke conversation” about sensitive topics, according to a recent press release.
Beginning on April 1, it will take...
The Man Behind Rock ’n Roll Fantasy Camp Is a Modern Orthodox Zayde
Few Jewish grandfathers are still riding a motorcycle at age 65.
Concert to Celebrate Yiddish Language, Culture
The Yiddish ballad “A brivele der mamen” dates to more than a century ago, written during a time of uncertainty for many Jewish families...