Lincoln
The Last Witness of Lincoln’s Assassination
Samuel J. Seymour, who died in 1956, was five when he went to Ford’s Theater
Oscar Night Medley
Billy Crystal is long gone, but the Academy Awards medley need not be! The Tattler sings of 2012’s best films.
Tablet Goes to the Oscars
What if Lincoln, Life of Pi, and other Academy Award-nominated films got sequels starring Jewish characters?
Hollywood’s New Shoah
The Golden Globes and Oscars reward Lincoln and Django. Are slavery movies the new Holocaust flicks?
New York’s Pro-Slavery Rabbi
Congregants gathering at the famously liberal B’nai Jeshurun may not know about a dark chapter in its past
Even Criminals Rest in Peace
What would Jewish law have to say about alleged Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s burial?
In Praise of Dairy Restaurants
A visit to B&H Restaurant on Second Avenue brings back memories of milchig establishments of yore
Curse of the Survivor
Singer Vera Gran was haunted by allegations of Nazi collaboration. A new book asks if survival made her guilty.
Taken for a Ride in Jerusalem
From the archive: Daniel Estrin’s 2012 report—which just won a prestigious award—on Jerusalem’s light rail
