Culture
Abraham Lincoln, a New York Cantor and the Union Army
Andrew Silow-Carroll, JTAFeb 16, 2023
In Jewish Soldiers in the Civil War: The Union Army, historian Adam D. Mendelsohn recalls the story of how Cantor Arnold Fischel persuaded President Abraham Lincoln to...
Ten questions for Avishai Cohen
Israel21cFeb 02, 2023
Among the young Israelis who started to migrate to New York City in the 1990s, Avishai Cohen made an Israeli jazz fairy tale come true when he jived with pianist Chick...
Sydney Taylor awards announced
Penny Schwartz, JTAFeb 02, 2023
An illustrated book about an inspiring Holocaust survivor and two works of fantasy featuring dybbuks and Jewish demons have won this year’s top prizes in Jewish...
London museum seeks famous clothes made by Jews
JTAFeb 02, 2023
David Bowie, Greta Garbo and Sean Connery were not Jewish. But some of the garments they made famous — Bowie’s dresses, Garbo’s hats and the tuxedo Connery donned...
‘Turn Every Page’ explores the relationship between literary colleagues
JTAJan 26, 2023
It is the relationship between editor and writer that his daughter Lizzie Gottlieb, a documentary filmmaker, explores in her latest film, “Turn Every Page: The...
A verdant Baha’i pantheon in Israel
JNSJan 19, 2023
A Baha’i shrine that will house the remains of one of the three central founders of the faith is under construction in the port city of Acre in what will be the third...
Irish-Jewish genealogical archives now in Israel’s National Library
JTADec 29, 2022
Israel’s National Library accepted 22 volumes of archives from the Irish Jewish Family History Database, which tracks over three centuries of Jewish life in Ireland.
Idina Menzel: From Bat Mitzvah circuit to Broadway
JTADec 22, 2022
By Stephen Silver NEW YORK — Before appearing in Broadway shows such as “Rent” and “Wicked” and voicing Queen Elsa in “Frozen,” Idina Menzel got her start...
Happy Chanukah! IJN Doris Sky Chanukah Coloring Contest Winners 2022
IJN StaffDec 15, 2022
Winners of the 2022 Intermountain Jewish News Doris Sky Chanukah Coloring Contest are announced.
Birthright seeks next Jewish comedy star
JNSDec 08, 2022
Birthright participants are more likely to build Jewish families. But could Birthright produce the next Jewish comedy star?
