Temple Or Rishon near Sacramento has rededicated a Torah scroll that belonged to a small Czech Jewish community before the ...

The U.S.-based awards annually recognize outstanding works of Jewish literature. The Israeli Canadian writer's 2024 novel is the sole Canadian book recognized this year.

Unrelenting, unrepenting, the artist who made a name for herself with huge drawings of hairy phallic screws presents a world ...

Embedded in the fabric of Havana we saw tremendous beauty, ingenuity and pride presented by the Cuban people.

Kerry Wallach has spent years working to resurrect the life story and works of Jewish artist Rahel Szalit, shedding light on ...

Adam Gopnik says that Jews have always thrived in cosmopolitan cities — especially modern cities with coffeehouse culture.

Did Rav Kook promote an inclusive, moderate religious Zionism or was he the conservative Haredi nationalist father of the ...

With its playful, colorful humor and just the right dose of drama, “Rose” epitomizes what French cinema does best: capturing ...

Painted in a folk art style with brightly colored acrylic ... that my family did,’ ” said Bryer, who comes from an Ashkenazi Jewish background. “People have feelings, and those feelings ...

The mutation is found in four out of 10 people with Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry. Out of the 11,000 people tested during the new initiative, 235 people have reportedly been identified with the mutation.

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