To Pray in Verdun in a War-Torn World (UPDATE)
The story of the events in Verdun had originally been published as a first-hand account by Army officer, surgeon and B’nai B’rith member Col. Joseph Haas in a 1945 issue of B’nai B’rith’s American...
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March 23, 2021
Kindling the Flame of Romaniote Jewish Heritage: Vincent Giordano’s Photos
Like Alice in Wonderland, New York photographer Vincent Giordano discovered a very special place right in his own backyard. During one of his strolls through the Lower East Side in 1999, he was...
January 19, 2021
Europe’s Museum World: Some Recent Jewish Art News
Located in the Marais District in Paris, le Musée d’art et d’histoire du Judaïsme houses a superb collection of periodicals, photos, graphics and other materials connected to...
October 13, 2020
Israel’s Piano Goddesses
“God of the Piano.” A lot goes on to keep the viewer spellbound in “God of the Piano,” an award-winning and much talked about Israeli film written and directed by Itay Tal...
August 26, 2020
An Online Visit to the Morgan
New York’s Morgan Library features an online version of an exhibit devoted to “The Book of Ruth: Medieval to Modern,” which was on view when the museum closed in March. A survey of...
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June 16, 2020
Classics Revised for Today
Simon Barazin is an architect and interior decorator whose renovation of the 20-year old Barzilay Café in Tel Aviv’s Hashmal Garden district has elevated the standard coffee shop to a new level of...
March 23, 2020
Experiencing Jewish History the Easy Way
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February 26, 2020
New Movies Fill in the Blanks on 20th Century Jewish History
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