Culture

In a German city with 30 Jews, a restored Art Deco synagogue will house interfaith efforts

The restoration was “lovingly done” but did not bring the synagogue fully back, according to a Goerlitz Jewish leader who was involved in the project.

Recho Omondi (right, pictured in 2016) is being accused of antisemitism for calling Leandra Medine Cohen (left, pictured in 2020) a "Jewish American Princess." (Getty Images)

A fashion podcaster wanted to call out white privilege. Now she’s being accused of antisemitism.

Recho Omondi, host of “The Cutting Room Floor,” is being criticized for calling fashion blogger Leandra Medine Cohen a “Jewish American Princess.”

Baseball phenom Jacob Steinmetz becomes first known Orthodox player drafted into the MLB

The Long Island teenager keeps kosher and observes Shabbat, but he also pitches on the Sabbath.

Marvin Miller, the influential Jewish MLB union chief, will finally get his Hall of Fame induction — on Rosh Hashanah

Israeli surfer Anat Lelior’s unlikely path to the Tokyo Olympics

Jewish memories haunt a novel about a father’s Alzheimer’s

Olympics-bound Team Israel has helped American baseball players get more in touch with their Jewish identities

Snakes at a kiddush: An Israeli museum is celebrating its baby pythons with a traditional ceremony

All-of-a-Kind Family, Sydney Taylor, children's books

A one-of-a-kind biography of the woman behind the ‘All-of-a-Kind Family’ stories

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