Life & Culture

Jewish-American soldiers didn’t just fight Nazis in WWII — they endured anti-Semitism

A new PBS documentary digs into the stories of some of the 550,000 or so American Jews who served in the war.

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Israel’s Beit Hatfutsot museum gets serious about Jewish humor

An exhibit highlights the breadth of Jewish joke-making, from the stories of Chelm to the heyday of "Seinfeld."

Patriots’ Julian Edelman helped stop a possible school shooting

Instagram tipped off the NFL star to an ominous posting by a disgruntled teen.

A Holocaust museum in Brooklyn tells the story through the eyes of Orthodox Jews

Amud Aish, staffed mostly by children and grandchildren of Holocaust survivors, has a large collection pertaining to Orthodox rescue efforts.

Bruce Springsteen’s guitarist saved by an old bar mitzvah gift

After his guitars were stolen, Nils Lofgren had to borrow one he once gifted to Jewish indie rocker Ben Kweller.

An exhibit on soccer during the Holocaust is on display at one of Buenos Aires’ biggest stadiums

As the World Cup nears, a popular Argentine team presents some harrowing tales about the sport.

Trump congratulates Roseanne Barr on ‘unbelievable’ ratings

The premier of the revived ABC show, with the Jewish comedian playing a Trump supporter, had 18 million viewers.

Scarlett Johansson to portray German mom who hides a Jewish girl from Nazis

The Jewish film star has agreed to join the cast of Fox Searchlight’s film titled “Jojo Rabbit.”

Majority of Israeli Jews read the entire Haggadah at seder, survey finds

Some 87 percent of the Haggadah readers also keep kosher for Passover, according to the Jewish People Policy Institute survey for the Israeli Judaism project.

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Florida shooting galvanizes Jewish teens to put their values into action

Jewish teens advocating for school safety are applying leadership skills honed in youth group activities.