Sunday Features

What happened to relics of Syria’s Jewish history? Assad’s collapse spurs efforts to assess the damage.

Bombardment, looting and disuse have wreaked an uncertain toll on the country’s former synagogues and Jewish sites.

An Israeli cafe chain launched by and for Oct. 7 survivors is expanding to more cities

Cafe Otef features chocolates using a recipe from a murdered chocolatier and cheeses and honey from devastated kibbutzes.

How a Jewish teen’s description of New York City life in 1945 found a contemporary audience of millions

Charlotte Buchsbaum, who grew up in East New York, Brooklyn, wrote about going to bar mitzvahs, celebrating Passover, and heading to Times Square to celebrate the U.S. victory over Japan.

Is Randy Fine, the pugnacious Florida lawmaker, the future of Republican Jewish politics?

New children’s books for Hanukkah channel 2024’s unusual Christmas convergence

A sign reading "We play for Omer. Bring them home."

Long Island teens remember fallen Israeli soldier Omer Neutra as a friend and role model

The Other Israel Film Festival, spotlighting ‘marginalized voices’ in the country, is back in NYC this year with a hopeful message

BYU’s star Jewish quarterback Jake Retzlaff scores sponsorship deal with Manischewitz

A hostages rally in midtown Manhattan, Sept. 20, 2024. (Luke Tress)

Trump promised ‘all hell to pay’ if the hostages aren’t freed. What does that mean?

The 11-year-old son of a cantor makes a splashy NYC theater debut in ‘Drag: The Musical’

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