The Curious Case of Dorothy L. Sayers & the Jew Who Wasn’t There
A devoted reader examines the odd relationship between the so-called queen of British detective fiction and her Jewish characters.
Q&A: Turkey’s Failed Coup
Thousands have been arrested in the wake of a failed military coup in Turkey that ended nearly as quickly as it began.
Visual Moment // Odessa
“To this day I remember, feel, and love this town...I love this town because I grew up in it, was happy, melancholy, and dreamy in it. Passionately and singularly dreamy.”
Speaking Volumes // Anna Solomon on Unto the Soul
Around the time I first read Aharon Appelfeld’s Unto the Soul (1994), I was just barely starting to write about Jews.
Q&A: Author Lauren Weisberger
In her latest novel, Lauren Weisberger offers a glimpse of the competitive world of women's tennis.
Jewish Word // Bible
When biblical scholar Elsie Stern lectures about the ancient world at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, the first thing she does is hold up a Bible and tell her students, “For most of the first 3,000 years that these words were around, if you said ‘Bible,’ no one would have any idea what you were talking about.”
Israeli Fashion Takes Center Stage
If sabra chic once meant kibbutznik khaki, it certainly doesn’t today: Try sexy, innovative, sophisticated, multicultural—and infused with a quintessentially Israeli chutzpah.
Jewish Routes // Rhode Island
On August 18, 1790, George Washington paid a visit to Newport, Rhode Island, shortly after the state had ratified the United States Constitution, to meet with politicians, businessmen and clergy—including Moses Seixas, an official of Congregation Jeshuat Israel.
Jewish Routes // Greater Hartford
Just outside of Hartford proper, Jewish families have intermingled with new immigrants over the years to form an unusually cohesive community in the suburbs of Greater Hartford.
Inside the Discovery of a Holocaust Escape Tunnel
A team of archaeologists says they can now confirm a story that, until today, only survivor testimony had preserved: a tunnel, dug with spoons, that saved the lives of twelve Jews during the Holocaust.
Reimagining The Merchant of Venice — in DC
by Katelyn Haas
As the stage lights dim, faint hip-hop can be heard in the background like a slow drumroll, setting the stage for the two...
Foods to Beat the Summer Heat
Cold Borscht by Alex Witchel
YIELD: About 2 quarts
TIME: One hour
INGREDIENTS
10 large or 20 small precooked (canned or vacuum-packed) beets
1 onion, peeled and...