A potential work stoppage in Major League Baseball, could not stop the St. Louis Cardinals mascot, Fredbird from showing up for Home Run Chanukah, this week at Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School. Night Three: Light Up the Night took place on Tuesday,...

Thanksgiving came to a close last week and just as we finished our leftovers, Chanukah showed up. So did Hanukkah, Hannuka and the other dozen or so ways the holiday gets spelled. I especially like the rare and elusive spelling Xanukah, because it...

One of the true joys of my professional career was meeting and working with Karen Foss. To a young intern, a popular anchor can be a bit intimidating to be near, much less talk to, but Karen Foss wasn't. When I was introduced to her, I mentioned...

(JTA) — As the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Washington on the most significant abortion case to reach the court in decades, Israel’s health minister laid out his plans to simplify what he called Israel’s “chauvinistic”...

From Groucho Marx to the Borscht Belt to Sarah Silverman, many of America’s best-known comedians have been Jewish. And so important is humor to Jewish culture that a landmark study on American Jewish identity in 2013 found that 42 percent of American...

Less than three weeks before "Spider-Man: No Way Home" is released in theaters, Sony chairperson Amy Pascal is already promising Marvel Cinematic Universe fans more "Spidey" adventures--with Tom Holland in the lead role. The Jewish film producer told...

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This story 'Mel Brooks' 500 pages on himself' was originally published on Nov. 30 by the Forward. Sign up here to get the latest stories from the Forward delivered to you each morning.” All About Me!: My Remarkable Life in Show Business By...