This film is an insightful view into the life of a little-known luminary, replete with wonderful archival footage (not only of pre-state Jerusalem but also of his and his wife’s mime performances), whose legacy would otherwise be unknown to almost all of us. ...
"This doesn’t mean that the Jewish pro-Israel left is about to win its fight against annexation. But it does show that their voice is strong enough to sway staunch AIPAC supporters to speak out against the Israeli government’s line, and that, perhaps in a marginal way, they will make Netanyahu ...

The following article contains spoilers for Season 2 of Ramy In every person’s life, there is a moment when they

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It’s hard enough to digest current events without an endless stream of unsolicited commentary clogging up your newsfeed. So it’s understandable that some of us avoid Twitter. In this new series, Moment will shed some light on what’s been trending and why. ...

My Grandma Phyllis always told me to “Stick to your own kind” when it came to dating. But to her

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As the stock of unwatched streaming content thins out, trolling the Netflix byways can yield some fascinating, if otherwise obscure,

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Israel, regardless of whether Engel gets to spend another term in Congress or not, is running out of hawkish Dems to build the bridge it needs to a bipartisan recognition of Israel’s importance as an ally to America. The party is shifting leftwards, while Israel is going right. ...

1939: A People’s History By Frederick Taylor W. W. Norton & Company; 448 pp; $30 Library shelves are full of

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“For every pot, there’s a cover.” That’s what my grandmother of blessed memory always said, never giving up her hope

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Esther Safran Foer, author of the recently released I Want You to Know We’re Still Here, shares her deeply moving story about her journey to learn more about her father’s family. It was not until Esther was an adult that she discovered her father had a previous wife and daughter, ...

I Want You to Know We’re Still Here: A Post-Holocaust Memoir By Esther Safran Foer Tim Duggan Book $27.00, 226

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Even as pandemic lockdowns are eased in some respects and locales, we’re likely to need home screen and streaming content

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