Plucky Move
A picture of his Polish grandfather’s mandolin orchestra inspired Avner Yonai to start his own
The Israeli leadership is at war with itself over Iran: In one corner, Bibi Netanyahu and Ehud Barak. In the other, former Mossad chief Meir Dagan.
The Egyptian government is preparing a show trial for 19 American pro-democracy organizers. Is this what life after Hosni Mubarak looks like?
The battered Israeli left can advance its agenda only if it learns to stop fearing religion and embrace the notion of the Chosen People
A visit to a Hasidic family in Brooklyn—where nobody knows who she is—magically transforms Oprah back into the person she once was
Feminist rock collective Permanent Wave gathers a powerful music scene around a core of political activism. Just don’t call them riot grrrls.
Director Joseph Cedar on Orthodox Judaism, The Social Network, and the nightmare scenario behind his latest Academy Award-nominated film
With his golem still missing, Judah Loew becomes acquainted with that most New York of moods: agitation
Pregnancies are fertile ground for superstition, especially for those who assume their traditions and lucky charms are based in Jewish law
Ivy League style, the quintessentially WASPy American look defined by Jewish designers a century ago, returns to the runways for Fashion Week
All about J Street, and more
A picture of his Polish grandfather’s mandolin orchestra inspired Avner Yonai to start his own
A picture of post-Soviet provincial life, both Jewish and gentile
Liev Schreiber pulls a switch on Everything Is Illuminated
Note to some of my fellow progressives: If we can’t argue about Israel without using anti-Semitic tropes, then the debate is lost before it even begins
Hugo Chávez is ramping up his assault on Venezuela’s upper class, and now a rare Jewish paradise is squarely in his sights. Can it be salvaged?
An entrepreneur opened a Jewish-themed restaurant in Lviv, Ukraine. Chopped liver is on the menu, but not its price—diners get to haggle over it.
Orthodox klezmer and bluegrass virtuoso Andy Statman and evangelical country star Ricky Skaggs cross genres and faiths to form a mighty duo
For generations, the Jews of Caracas had idyllic weather, prosperity, and vibrant communal organizations. Things have changed under Hugo Chávez.