Culture

These young adult novels are expanding the way literature depicts Jewish teens

Authors and readers are hungry for characters who reflect the modern range of Jewish identity.

Generations of immigrants to the Lower East Side are celebrated in a new picture book

Ellen Weinstein’s “Five Stories” traces the inhabitants of a Lower East Side building, from a Jewish family in the 1910s to a Chinese family in the present.

A fifth question this Passover: Why does that Manischewitz matzah box look so different?

The kosher food brand brand has gotten its first glow-up in decades, with a new design drenched in the signature orange of its old logo.

Peacock’s ‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’ tackles a Holocaust love story based on real events

The Nevele Country Club Stardust Room in Ellenville, New York, seen while the hotel was still in operation. (Catskills Borscht Belt Museum)

New stand-up shows aim to revive the Borscht Belt’s Jewish comedy legacy

Rachel Goldberg-Polin, Alex Edelman among Jews on Time’s 2024 ‘Most Influential’ list

The exterior of the Israeli pavilion at the Venice Biennale, covered with a pro-ceasefire protest message, with a soldier standing guard

Israel’s representative at Venice Biennale shuts down art exhibit, demanding ceasefire and hostage deal

Guernica’s founder defends retracting Israeli coexistence essay that caused firestorm

Where to find a Passover seder in New York City in 2024

From Alvin Ailey to Elie Wiesel, 14 standout moments from 150 years of the 92nd Street Y

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