How first-generation Jewish Americans created children’s favorite toys — and childhood itself From a Brooklyn candy store to the teddy bear, one family story opens onto how immigrant Jews built the modern toy industry.
Denis Olivennes’ ‘Dictionnaire amoureux des Juifs de France’ is a loving history of French Jews: review From 1791 to Vichy to today, the story of French Jewish belonging is built on loyalty and institutions, and haunted by how easily they can fail
Judith and the Hanukkah heroine story you’ve never heard Before latkes and sufganiyot, there was Judith: a forgotten heroine whose daring act helped inspire the Hanukkah tradition of eating dairy.
Tisha B’Av: Why have Jews been mourning for 2,000 years? Tisha B’Av commemorates the destruction of the two ancient Temples in Jerusalem and other disasters that have befallen the Jewish people.
Back to the Borscht Belt: How a new generation is reclaiming Jewish summers Long after its heyday, the Borscht Belt is back — thanks to young Jews finding fresh meaning in its comedy, community, and joy.
