Culture

From klezmer to country

For nearly two decades, Ruth Ellen Gruber has been writing on Jewish issues from Europe. Now in the launch of her new JTA column, the veteran correspondent explores the link between Europe’s obsession with things Jewish and the Wild West.

Returned artworks staying in Jerusalem

Israel has restituted three ancient “medallions” stolen by the Nazis in Poland in 1941, but the heirs and an anonymous patron are keeping two of the fourth century artworks at their current home, the Israel Museum.

Debate on prisoner deal

Israel has been engaged in heated debate in recent days about the efficacy of trading Arab prisoners with blood on their hands for the remains of two Israeli soldiers kidnapped by Hezbollah in July 2006. The Jerusalem Post’s Matthew Wagner weighs in with a piece on what the Jewish sages might have said about this […]