Culture

The New York Times called Isaac Bashevis Singer a Polish writer. Here’s how Wikipedia warriors made him Jewish again.

The fight over Singer’s identity offers lessons on the pitfalls of decentralized knowledge in the era of disinformation, with some possible insights about Polish ultranationalism.

By Asaf Shalev June 4, 2021 12:40 pm

A bake sale to combat antisemitism draws high-profile Jewish foodies, but few non-Jewish allies

“I’ve had people say no, I don’t know if I’m comfortable with this,” said Whitney Fisch, one of the food bloggers behind the weeklong sale.

June 4, 2021 11:34 am

A new museum in New Orleans puts the family histories of Southern Jews on display

The Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience is the product of more than three decades of concerted work to preserve the heritage of Southern Jewry.

June 4, 2021 10:15 am

Having a ‘hybrid’ bar or bat mitzvah? Here’s how to involve virtual guests.

By Holly Lebowitz Rossi June 3, 2021 5:26 pm

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Jon Scheyer, a Jewish star player at Duke who played for Maccabi Tel Aviv, will replace legendary Mike Krzyzewski as Duke coach

By Rob Charry June 3, 2021 2:20 pm

Black Orthodox Jews carve out their own space amid a national reckoning over race

By Josefin Dolsten June 2, 2021 4:14 pm

White House science advisor Eric Lander sworn in on Pirkei Avot published in 1492

By Philissa Cramer June 2, 2021 1:07 pm

Mayim Bialik makes ‘Jeopardy!’ guest host debut

By Gabe Friedman June 1, 2021 5:07 pm

These days David Hertz is a world leader in turning food into social change. He had to reconcile his Jewish identity first.

By Marcus M. Gilban June 1, 2021 1:21 pm

Bill Maher defends Israel on his HBO show: ‘You can’t learn history from Instagram’

By Gabe Friedman May 30, 2021 10:01 pm

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