I. Love. Mah Jongg. Formerly a game where for your Bubbe and her blue-haired friends, Mah Jongg  is cool amongst the 40- and 50-something crowd. Tiles and numbers, symbols and strategy, rules and adult women telling each other they’re doing it...

One week after Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry signed legislation requiring that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public classroom in the state, nine families — including three Jewish families — filed suit in federal court saying the law was...

Fans of Natalie Portman and the 2019 novel "Lady in the Lake" by New York Times bestselling author Laura Lippman will be thrilled to hear that Apple TV+ has released a preview of its forthcoming seven-part limited series based...

In 1960, when Mossad agent Peter Zvi Malkin led a team to capture the notorious Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann, his cover was that of an ordinary tourist. To maintain this facade, Malkin carried art supplies, including pastels, colored pencils,...

Was The Dick Van Dyke Show a precursor of Seinfeld? And why am I wondering about that now, decades after both TV comedy shows aired their final episodes? In case you haven’t heard, Dick Van Dyke just added another trophy to his bedroom-sized closet...

To celebrate her second Tony of the night on Sunday, “Suffs” creator Shaina Taub turned to Jewish tradition. Taub won awards for best book of a musical and best original score written for theater for the Broadway show about the women who fought...

To the publishing industry I am begging you, please, to stop publishing books titled The [Blank] of Auschwitz. Truly, seriously: Please. We’ve had The Tattooist of Auschwitz. The Midwife of Auschwitz. The Violinist of Auschwitz. The Twins of Auschwitz....

In observance of what would have been Anne Frank's 95th birthday on June 12, two acclaimed short films, "The Anne Frank Gift Shop" and "Anne," will be available for online streaming from June 12-19. These films aim to present Anne Frank's...

Welcome to "Lost Tables," a new podcast that delves into the rich culinary history of St. Louis, brought to you by Dr. Harley Hammerman, the mind behind the popular websites Lost Tables and Lost Dishes. Hammerman, a radiologist with a deep-rooted passion...

Vanessa Hidary isn’t your typical Jewish storyteller. The self-proclaimed “Hebrew Mamita” has turned her multicultural experiences into a long and, dare I say, provocative career as a spoken word artist, poet and cultural commentator. Who is Vanessa? According...

There is no documentary subject more urgent and more overexposed than Hitler and the Nazis. So great is the glut of TV shows devoted to the Third Reich that you can take your pick of subgenres — a pop psychological profile of Hitler, National Geographic’s...

The rich story of iconic Jewish actor Leonard Nimoy's connection to Yiddish heritage is among the first offerings to hit the Jewish streaming service ChaiFlicks as part of its new partnership with Yiddish Book Center. This collaboration will bring the...