Culture

Kirk Douglas: How the 100-year-old found true love

Newly published correspondence between the famed actor and his wife of more than 60 years reveals their ardent, if sometimes stormy, relationship.

Elie Wiesel on Israel after the Six-Day War and other firsthand accounts

These excerpts from the July 1967 issue of Hadassah Magazine include the late writer’s account of visiting the Western Wall.

‘Jew With Beans’ Is This European Country’s National Dish

When in Luxembourg, do as the Luxembourgers do and order a plate of — wait for it — “Judd mat Gaardebounen,” literally “Jew with Beans.” You’ll get smoked pork collar with broad beans, usually served with beer or wine and boiled potatoes fried in bacon. It’s hardly kosher. So how did the country’s most traditional dish […]