Unlike Latin, which I arguably don’t know, but am going to say this anyway, Yiddish has style. To me, the style comes not just from the incredibly humorous sounding words, but from the literal way our great-great-grandparents, great-grandparents,...

(JTA) “Lowly Bagel Transformed by an Artist,” reads the 1974 New York Times headline. Around these parts, we don’t tend to think of bagels as lowly to begin with—but what a young woman named Judy Blau did to bagels was decidedly elevating. For...

Academy Award-winner Lee Grant was born Lyova Haskell Rosenthal on October 31, 1925 in Manhattan, New York City, to Witia (Haskell), a teacher and actress, and Abraham Rosenthal, an educator and realtor. Her father was of Romanian Jewish descent, and...

This article originally appeared on Kveller. In case you missed it, Jewish actress and neuroscientist Mayim Bialik is officially a new host of “Jeopardy!” She will be hosting primetime and spinoff versions of the beloved game show — including...

How much do you know about the Emmy-nominated Jewish actress and "Jeopardy!" host Mayim Bialik? /**/

I've been a fan of Beanie Feldstein since she broke my heart in "Lady Bird." She wasn't the star (that was the young legend, Saoirse Ronan) of that film, but stole scenes without needing too much dialogue or attention, the loyal friend of the heroine...

August 12, 1991 — Nasser Friend Yeruham Cohen Dies Yeruham Cohen, known for befriending Egypt’s Gamal Abdel Nasser, dies at 75. Born into a Yemeni family in Tel Aviv, Cohen was fluent in Arabic. He was an intelligence aide to Gen. Yigal Allon, and...

Earlier this year, I visited the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Ark. and loved the special exhibition entitled, “Crafting America, Artists and Objects, 1940 to Today.” It was an awe-inspiring and refreshing new view of crafts...

This article originally appeared at forward.com. Reposted with permission. When the 2021-22 National Hockey League season opens this October, the Seattle Kraken will be the first professional Emerald City team since the Totems folded in 1975. But,...

The passage of time can help people find clarity or simply provide additional room for regret. For Aaron Krawitz, a retired engineer turned amateur actor, a 17-month show postponement due to COVID-19 provided him more space to consider the mindset...

NEW YORK (JTA) — When the school year ended two months ago, Rabbi Bini Krauss allowed himself to breathe a sigh of relief. His Modern Orthodox day school, SAR Academy, had been perhaps the first Jewish school in the country to close due to COVID...