Is Barbie Jewish? The Complex Jewish History of the Doll, Explained
Long before the craze over the upcoming “Barbie” movie ...
Meet the Real-Life Sister Act Behind the Two New ’90s Jewish American Girl Dolls
As children in upstate New York ...
You Should Know…Paul Farber
As co-founder and director of Monument Lab, a Philadelphia-based public art and history studio nonprofit, Paul Farber is concerned with memory.
According to Farber, 40,...
Science History Institute Details Story of Chemist’s Holocaust Survival
If asked to conjure an image of a Jewish German scientist who came to America to escape Nazi clutches, many think of Albert Einstein....
Players Club’s ‘Indecent’ ‘Wrestles’ with Judaism, Queerness, Censorship
Paula Vogel’s 2015 play “Indecent” is both retrospective and prescient.
The Tony Award-winning show explores the real-life controversy that followed the early 20th century Yiddish...
Walnut Street Theatre Honors Neil Simon Through the Ages
At the end of the Walnut Street Theatre’s 1961 season, 34-year-old Neil Simon debuted his first full-length play, “Come Blow Your Horn,” a comedy...
Calligraphy Artist Pays Tribute to the ABCs of Judaism
While studying at the Philadelphia Museum School of Art, Mordechai Rosenstein learned figure drawing and color theory, which he calls the “ABCs” of fine...
Weekly Kibbitz: Adam Sandler to Receive Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
The eight crazy nights of Chanukah came early for Adam Sandler.
The Chanukah Merch Market Has Exploded. But Are Jews Feeling More Represented?
It was early November when Nicholas Wymer-Santiago walked into his local Target ...
‘Soulful Shul’ Not Just a Tagline for Beth Am Israel
Visitors to the Beth Am Israel website may notice the phrase “BAI: the soulful shul of the Main Line” ...
