By Jacob Kornbluh, The Forward
• Published October 3, 2022
In new book, veteran reporter Maggie Haberman highlights Donald Trump’s ‘uncertainty’ about disassociating himself from the nation’s most famous white supremacist
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published October 3, 2022
“Her name is associated with women’s equality, the memory of the Shoah and the European community,” was a statement said about Simone Veil, a well-known French politician, Holocaust survivor, scholar, former judge, and feminist activist after she...
Jackie Hajdenberg, JTA
• Published October 3, 2022
(JTA) — When Sarah Jemal was pregnant with her first child, she couldn’t keep any food or liquids down. Given her risk of dehydration and preterm labor, Jemal’s obstetrician recommended she use a concierge service to receive intravenous fluids at...
(JNS) -- Martin Kove was born on Purim, and his most famous costume has been quite convincing. As the villain in the iconic “The Karate Kid” film franchise, he starred as John Kreese, a Vietnam War veteran and the karate sensei of the Cobra Kai dojo.
Kreese...
Congregation B’nai Amoona created a space for an art gallery in the Oberman Community Room under the leadership of Lester Goldman, chairman of the Art Gallery Committee. Its latest exhibit, which runs until Dec. 4, features Mark Witzling,...
Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published September 30, 2022
Artists often use real life experiences to inspire their work. That’s exactly the case for St. Louis multidisciplinary artist Benjamin Kaplan. He channeled the raw emotions of being a caregiver to family members. Then he used his creativity to develop...
STEPHEN SILVER, JTA
• Published September 29, 2022
(JTA) — After a long career pause brought on by an assault-induced depression and injuries, actor Brendan Fraser is back in headlines, earning early Oscar buzz for his performance in the upcoming movie “The Whale.”
What some of even his most...
(New York Jewish Week) — On Dec. 22, 2003, a 20-something Jewish actress and singer named Rena Strober was doing what she did every Monday night: mingling with an A-list crowd at Rao’s, a notoriously exclusive Italian restaurant on East 114th Street....
(New York Jewish Week) — Jewish artist Marc Chagall’s home can be yours.
Not the brick house where the artist grew up in Vitebsk, in what is now Belarus. Not his heavy stone villa in the south of occupied France, nor his New York apartment on East...
By PJ Grisar, The Forward
• Published September 29, 2022
Coolio, the Grammy-winning rapper and producer who rose to prominence in the 1990s, died Wednesday at the age of 59. Among his many achievements was providing a new tune to a familiar staple of Jewish life.
In his single, “Gangsta’s Paradise,”...
By Aviya Kushner, The Forward
• Published September 27, 2022
When the Miami Boys Choir was recorded singing ‘Yerushalayim,’ no one anticipated that, more than a decade later, it would rack up hundreds of thousands of views
"Try before you buy." This is a smart tactic not just for investing in stuff but when considering a new relationship, romantic or platonic.
When you meet someone for the first time, how do you dig deeper to break the ice and find out more personal...
