We had to have looked absolutely ridiculous, and I say that as a frequent participant. On weekend evenings in the late fall and winter of 1961 and into the spring of ’62, drivers casually motoring through some of University City, Mo.’s, quietest...

“This story was originally published on December 14, by the Forward. Sign up here to get the latest stories from the Forward delivered to you each morning.” Sixty years ago, on Dec. 15, 1961, Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann was sentenced...

"You can't outrun your legacy." After seven seasons spent fixing other people's problems, "Ray Donovan" will finally have to try and fix himself or die trying. The Showtime series has featured Liev Schreiber's Boston-born bruiser taking care of...

"A Jewish joke is more than just a funny story, for it often has a message for the listener. “First you laugh at a Jewish joke or quip. Then, against your will, you suddenly fall silent and thoughtful. And that is because Jews are so frequently jesting...

If there’s one thing to love about TV personality Andy Cohen, it’s his chutzpah — his ability to say exactly what he’s thinking, and to not be coy about it. As it turns out, quite unsurprisingly, that trait is one he inherited from his...

“This story was originally published on December 14, by the Forward. Sign up here to get the latest stories from the Forward delivered to you each morning.” The cinematic year of 2021 felt like a time warp. Let’s put it this way. In...

 “La-bri’ut” by Jay Rapoport (JKids Radio) Our physical, mental and emotional health is ALWAYS important, and it’s been a big focus of this past year. Now that the winter’s here, I thought this would be a great time to share with you a...

(JTA) — Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, one of the top haredi Orthodox rabbinical authorities in Israel, and his family have received threats from anti-vaxxers after Kanievsky came out in support of vaccinating children ages 5-11 to protect against the coronavirus. The...

Remember a year ago, as 2020 came to a close, so many of us thought 2021 would usher in all the positive changes we needed and wanted? A new president. The end of COVID. The promise of sticking to a New Year’s resolution to lose those last few, or 20,...

There's no other way around it. The 2022 Major League Baseball season has a moderate chance of being delayed in some capacity. Fans, the ones who pay their hard-earned wages to fill stadiums, can't control a thing. Blame the owners for being bloodhound...

Academy Award nominee Cara Williams, one of the last remaining actresses of Hollywood's Golden Age, has died at 96. Born Bernice Kamiat in Brooklyn, New York, to Romanian-Jewish parents, she moved to California following her parent's divorce. She attended...

While the job description may read "actor," their lives can dissolve into the normal functions of a human being once they leave the set. Actors still need to pump gas into their car and just go shopping at Target from time to time. They also make special...