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English readers get their first taste of Maya Arad, ‘the finest living author writing in Hebrew’

Maya Arad’s novellas, featuring Israelis who have made their homes in America, are wry, painful examinations of frayed family connections.

People walking into a church with a Torah

A synagogue bomb threat is dramatized in an Oscars ad by Robert Kraft’s Foundation to Combat Antisemitism

The ad is based on real-life incident where a church opened its building to a Jewish congregation that had been evacuated.

For the 3rd time, Matisyahu concert canceled amid threat of pro-Palestinian protests

“Please know we will not cower to these bullies and the pressure they exert,” the Jewish artist wrote on Instagram after his Chicago tour date was canceled.

Their grandfather was a celebrity during the golden age for Jews in Iran. So why did he leave?

21 countries agree to updated guidelines on Nazi-looted art as researchers say much work remains

The outside of a museum in San Francisco

Jewish head of major San Francisco arts center resigns over anti-Israel artist protests

Israel will officially participate in Eurovision after its latest song submission is approved

Longtime Jewish wrestling promoter Paul Heyman to be inducted into WWE Hall of Fame

B&H Dairy restaurant, an East Village icon, gets a fresh take on its old-school look

Jewish actor Ike Barinholtz wins on ‘Jeopardy!’ after answering clue about Ancient Rome

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