Sunday Features

The Von Erich wrestling brothers, subjects of upcoming film ‘The Iron Claw,’ were huge in Israel

Many of those who grew up in Israel in the 1980s were big fans of the Texans who helped popularize pro wrestling.

Charles Aznavour on a beach in Jaffa, Israel

French crooner Charles Aznavour loved Jews. A new museum in Armenia will tell that story.

Delayed by war in Nagorno-Karabakh and other obstacles, the Aznavour museum will document how his family saved Jews in Paris during WWII.

Fizz ed: The Brooklyn Seltzer Museum tells the fascinating history of ‘Jewish champagne’

The interactive museum is located in New York City’s last remaining seltzer works, a fourth-generation family business that keeps a Jewish tradition alive.

‘Life is Beautiful’ hit US theaters 25 years ago. The film’s Holocaust humor raised issues that linger today.

Pita Grill, on Manhattan's Upper East Side, was attacked in late November. Police do not believe it was a hate crime. (Twitter/X)

Hate or just a crime? Either way, Jewish restaurants are finding support after vandalism

How a Jewish educator took the Hanukkah llama from TJ Maxx meme to teachable moment

Jack, Luke and Quinn Hughes make Jewish NHL history (again)

A Jewish Democrat gave up his political career to pass New York’s abortion rights law. A new film tells his story.

Stepsisters Malya Levin, Left, and Rachel Mintz unpack the world of Jewish romance novels on their podcast, Hanukkah Erotica Book Club. (Courtesy; design by Grace Yagel)

The ‘Hanukkah Erotica Book Club’ aims to connect Jews — with romance novels

How an Israeli TikToker’s little-known song became the soundtrack to emotional wartime reunions

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