Culture
Summer reading: The Awkward Age
Rocky Mountain JewJun 08, 2017
How much should parents sacrifice for their kids — and vice versa — is the primary theme of Francesca Segal’s newest book, The Awkward Age (Penguin/Random House),...
Bobby as Bernie: De Niro’s Jewish roles
Gabe Friedman, JTAMay 18, 2017
Yeah, I’m talking to you, De Niro. What’s with your short list of Jewish roles? Of course, Robert De Niro is not Jewish. The two-time Academy Award-winner is best...
Israel Antiquities Authority to overhaul Caesarea
Ilana Messika, TPSMay 04, 2017
The Edmond de Rothschild Foundation and Caesarea Development Corporation announced on April 26 the allocation of more than 100 million shekels (around $27.5 million) to...
Mt. of Olives to get visitor center
Ilana Messika, TPSApr 27, 2017
Jerusalem municipality has announced plans to build a visitor center at the Mount of Olives, the oldest Jewish cemetery in the world, which overlooks the Temple Mount....
Ever wish you could go back to Jewish summer camp?
Ben Sales, JTAApr 14, 2017
NEW YORK — The campers wake up in their cabins on Friday morning, dress and go to breakfast. Next comes a range of activities — arts and crafts, archery, kickball....
‘In Search of Israeli Cuisine:’ Not just about falafel
JTAMar 30, 2017
By Lucy Cohn Blatter JERUSALEM — “I thought it was just going to be about falafel and hummus.” That was the perception of Israeli cuisine that filmmaker Roger...
Bialik’s life story places his poetry in new light
Rabbi Jack RiemerMar 23, 2017
I have questions about some of the subjects that have been chosen for the Jewish Lives book series from Yale University Press. I wonder what Sarah Bernhardt or Benjamin...
Jessica Chastain stars as ‘Zookeeper’s Wife’
Curt Schleier, JTAMar 23, 2017
NEW YORK — Strong women are right in actor Jessica Chastain’s wheelhouse. There’s Maya, the fictional CIA agent in “Zero Dark Thirty,” whose work led Seal Team...
‘Keep Quiet’
Rocky Mountain JewMar 08, 2017
The story of Csanad Szegedi is as unlikely as it is fascinating. And what’s really surprising is how little coverage it has received. That has all changed now with the...
Marlee Matin in conversation
Gabe Friedman, JTAMar 02, 2017
NEW YORK — Thirty years ago, Marlee Matlin became the only deaf actor to win an Academy Award. In 1986, at age 21, she starred in the drama, “Children of […]
