Harry Haft survived hell before he could survive a beating in the ring. As the punch-drunk boxer declares to a reporter (Peter Sarsgaard) with vivid acceptance after one of his fights, "I am the survivor of Auschwitz." But it's how he survived and the...

(JNS) “Is feminism your new religion?” “It’s my purpose in life.” Such was an exchange between Julia Haart, star of the hit Netflix reality television show “My Unorthodox Life,” and American Jewish University (AJU) Rabbi Sherre Hirsch...

Hannah Einbinder is a firecracker — and not just because she’s a redhead. Bursting onto the scene with HBO’s “Hacks” last year, she was immediately nominated for an Emmy and a Golden Globe for her first major foray into acting. The snappy, multigenerational...

On Friday the 13th, we brace ourselves for ominous mishaps—elevators plummeting, relationships unraveling, or catastrophes that seem plucked from disaster movies. Americans are so wary of the number 13 that many buildings skip the 13th floor entirely....

In 2006, May was proclaimed Jewish American Heritage Month, which pays tribute to Jewish Americans who helped form the fabric of American history, culture, and society. Throughout U.S. history, Jewish St. Louisans have made significant contributions to...

(New York Jewish Week) — Award-winning Jewish artist Steve Marcus, 50, has made a career creating artwork for publications like Rolling Stone, the New York Times and Esquire, as well as for clients like MTV and Random House. And now, in an exhibition...

BOSTON (JTA) — Many visitors to the newly-opened Philip Guston (born Goldstein) exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston will not go in knowing how his Jewish experience influenced his work: from his roots as the son of Jewish immigrants to his youthful...

(JTA) — For many younger Jews, being critical of Israel is itself a form of attachment. They may not consider themselves answerable to the Jewish state, but they definitely feel answerable for it in the eyes of the world. The same is true of some Jewish...

I learned long ago that many of the best story ideas come from readers. So when someone calls or stops me to say, “Hey, I’ve got a good story for the Light,” I listen. Sure, some stories don’t pan out or live up to the hype, but the flip side...

Now that we’re in our 70s and even 60s, fewer of us have parents, other relatives and even friends alive. But some of us do, and we’ve learned that life alone in your 80s and certainly 90s and then past 100 can be tough on anyone, as well as on sandwiched...

A few days before Passover, a half dozen people gathered to learn an important skill: how to make stuffed dates and other delicious holiday dishes. It was one of the first meetings of Jewish Senior Connection, now back for a second year. April 2021,...