The Library of Congress has awarded Geraldine Brooks, a Jewish author whose best-selling novels are often inspired by Jewish history, its prestigious 2025 Prize for American Fiction. Brooks, a former foreign correspondent for the Wall Street Journal, won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for her novel “March,” which reimagines “Little Women” from the father’s perspective, […]
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Returning to Chicago from an artist residency in Maine, Gabriel Chalfin-Piney-González surveyed the local Jewish museum scene and found it wanting. “When I came back to Chicago, I wanted to get involved with the ‘Jewish Museum of Chicago,’ and, you know, lo and behold, it doesn’t exist,” said Chalfin-Piney-González, who uses they/them pronouns. “I found that […]
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The last thing one might expect from Jeff Ross — the perennially raunchy, abrasive insult comedian known as a “one-man verbal assault unit” — is a poignant and hilarious Broadway show that, at times, feels like the most Jewish production on the Great White Way since “Fiddler on the Roof.” Ross is best known as […]
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Irish rap group Kneecap has cancelled its October tour of the United States amid an ongoing firestorm over the band’s pro-Palestinian advocacy that has landed one member in legal trouble. In an announcement on X, the group cited the ongoing legal battle of band member Mo Chara, who is currently facing a terrorism charge in […]
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Shavuot came early — or late, to be precise — this year for the lily pads at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden But on Thursday, the lily pads got their fill of the food mostly closely associated with the Jewish holiday. In fact, they were positively straining under the weight of cheesecakes from Junior’s, the Downtown […]
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Sasha Vasilyuk was surprised to be named a finalist for the 2025 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature, wondering if the judges were going to honor an author whose “last name isn’t Jewish, and whose main character avoided being Jewish.” Nevertheless, her debut novel, “Your Presence Is Mandatory,” won the $100,000 prize for a story […]
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As a rabbi with a love of fashion, Loehmann’s — the iconic off-price retailer — has always held a special place in my heart. That’s why my Jewish self was giddy upon hearing of its pop-up reopening in Deer Park, just five minutes from my hometown on Long Island. After rearranging my schedule to be […]
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What exactly is “Slam Frank,” the purported hip-hop musical that reimagines the Holocaust’s most famous victim as a pansexual Latinx girl today? Is it a real show with real actors and real songs constructing a real story for real audiences? Or is it an elaborate social media prank designed to pillory the left and rage-bait […]
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Zabar’s, New York’s iconic grocery and appetizing shop, sells everything from smoked fish, gourmet cheese and rugelach to pots, pans and high-end baking supplies. And now, the 91-year-old Upper West Side grocery — a staple among New York City Jews — is joining the sneaker game to celebrate the U.S. Open, the tennis tournament that […]
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Bestselling Irish author Sally Rooney has pledged to donate the proceeds from BBC productions of her novels to Palestine Action, a pro-Palestinian activist group in the United Kingdom that was designated as a terrorist organization in July. “I too support Palestine Action,” wrote Rooney in an op-ed published in The Irish Times on Saturday. “If […]
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