The value of the life of a journalist doesn't matter very much in a post-truth world. And so the politicians, pundits and activists lined up according to their usual and predictable positions, ready to make political, ideological and rhetorical gains off the death of a woman. ...
Famed ventriloquist and creator of the iconic puppet Lamb Chop, Shari Lewis was one of the few women to run her own television production company at a time when most women were shut out of the industry. Lewis and Lamb Chop entertained generations of children with their many television shows, ...
Many vet clinics accept animals that are wounded, abandoned and exhausted; some are barely alive. Some of the staff took the pets home. ...
Actor David Strathairn, nominated for an Academy Award for his role as journalist Edward R. Murrow in Good Night, and Good Luck, has dedicated himself to portraying great men. He’s currently performing as Jan Karski, the World War II hero who risked his life to carry his harrowing eye-witness report ...
To internationally renowned Israeli singer-songwriter David Broza, music is a platform for dialogue and tolerance. Themes of social justice and peace are embedded in his music and are integral to his humanitarian work. Now Broza, known for his dynamic guitar performances, has put his prodigious talents to work creating new ...
In the 1940s and 1950s, an upstart group of Jewish records producers helped launch many of the biggest names in blues and R&B music, paving the way for the rock 'n' roll revolution. ...
I’m sure Ukraine will prevail. The future of the country is bright. ...
I wonder how many enterprises will never recover. I also think about the businesses that will survive the war, and how they will be changed. ...
Dramatic developments could shape the ways Jews make their political choices in coming months. ...
Four poignant vignettes explore the enduring impact of Nazi massacres in the Ponar Forest on a Vilnius family and community. ...
Art Rupe, who died in April at the age of 104, was an independent record producer known for launching the musical careers of Lloyd Price, Little Richard, Sam Cooke and others, paving the way for Black music to crossover to White audiences and the new genre of rock n’ roll. ...
Toward the end of World War II, an increasingly paranoid Adolf Hitler worried about poison. To protect himself, he required young women—girls of “good German stock”—to taste his food before each meal. ...