Culture
‘BlacKkKlansman’ is cautionary tale for 21st-century Jews
Charles Dunst, JTAAug 16, 2018
Editor’s Note: This article contains spoilers for “BlacKkKlansman.” NEW YORK — In 1965, two young Jewish men, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner, were murdered...
Comedian Orny Adams talks about his Jewish background
JTAAug 09, 2018
By Steve North MONTREAL — Despite a career of more than two decades kvetching incessantly about life’s absurd little annoyances, comedian and actor Orny Adams...
‘Fidler Afn Dakh’ on stage in New York
Josefin Dolsten, JTAAug 02, 2018
NEW YORK — The National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene’s new production of “Fiddler on the Roof” enacts a familiar story in an unfamiliar language. The actors sing...
Jewish slugger named All-Star MVP
JTAJul 26, 2018
WASHINGTON — In a baseball All-Star game that set a record for home runs, Alex Bregman had the most important one. Bregman, the Jewish third baseman for the Houston...
’93Queen’ explores female Orthodox EMT group
Curt Schleier, JTAJul 19, 2018
NEW YORK — Like many heavily Orthodox sections of Brooklyn, Borough Park has been served for decades by an all-male volunteer ambulance corps called Hatzalah. The...
Backgammon is social unifier in Jerusalem
JTAJul 12, 2018
By Larry Luxner JERUSALEM — On a balmy evening recently, Arabs and Jews trickled into a leper colony in a leafy neighborhood in Jerusalem, the pulsating rhythms of...
Berg went from catcher to spy
Curt Schleier, JTAJun 28, 2018
NEW YORK — It’s rare enough for a Jewish baseball player to make it to the major leagues. A New York Jew named Moe Berg took it even a step further — he added war...
Dead Sea Scrolls rotated
Andrea JacobsJun 14, 2018
It’s closing time at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science on June 5. Volunteers exiting out of the service entrance deposit their keys and head home with the...
Mahane Yehuda: Hip hangout by night
Ben Sales, JTAMay 31, 2018
JERUSALEM — In another life, Kobi Frig would have been sitting behind vats of spices in Jerusalem’s bustling, labyrinthine Mahane Yehuda market, hawking paprika,...
New Han Solo is a nice Jewish boy from LA
Gabe Friedman, JTAMay 24, 2018
LOS ANGELES — “Star Wars” fans are eagerly awaiting the franchise’s latest film, “Solo: A Star Wars Story.” As its title suggests, the flick focuses on Han...
