Culture

Deni Avdija named to NBA’s Rising Stars team

It’s been an up-and-down rookie season for the heralded Israeli, the Washington Wizards’ No. 1 draft pick, in part because he contracted COVID.

Folk guitarist Nathan Salsburg makes experimental soundscapes from old Jewish phonograph records

Pandemic quarantine offered him an opportunity to reconnect with the old klezmer and Yiddish records in his collection, which he sampled and played guitar over to produce two albums.

A Muslim and a Jewish woman co-wrote a children’s book about standing up to prejudice

In a wide-ranging interview, the authors of “A Place at the Table” discuss parenting, allyship, identity and more.

Jews in mourning are finding unexpected comfort in virtual minyans

Star chef Alon Shaya helped a Holocaust survivor recreate recipes from his prewar youth

David Mintz, who invented Tofutti as a dairy substitute for kosher meals, has died

Australian music industry giant Michael Gudinski dies at 68

Amazon alters app logo that drew comparisons to Hitler’s mustache

Story of friendship between Israeli and Iranian judo champions being made into TV show

The Jewish muscleman who likely inspired the creators of Superman

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