A Sort of, Maybe Jewish Movie
‘Peep World,’ out next week, is sort of maybe worth your time
What’s Wrong With This Picture?
A ‘dating persona’ is your questionable Jewish stereotype of the day
Israel Disney
The Walt Disney Company and an Israeli movie-theater chain announced plans last week to build a Disney theme park in Haifa. An artist imagines what it will look like.
Sundown: The Game of Death
A painful metaphor, a strange role model, and a stupid mistake
On Edge
As the Spertus Museum courts controversy, is it trying too hard—or not hard enough?
Minstrel Show
Parodies that make us cringe today used to make people roar. A music critic discovers Abie Cohen, the Jewish version of Aunt Jemima.
Ben-Gurion
The Dispossessed
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?
Cheap Eats
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.
Grace Notes
Orthodox klezmer and bluegrass virtuoso Andy Statman and evangelical country star Ricky Skaggs cross genres and faiths to form a mighty duo
Goodbye to All That
For generations, the Jews of Caracas had idyllic weather, prosperity, and vibrant communal organizations. Things have changed under Hugo Chávez.
