Sponsored Brazilian chef David Hertz is using food to bring about social change The idea of social gastronomy is to use food to lift people out of poverty — from professional training in the culinary arts to salvaging wasted food to giving out free meals. By Zev Stub May 2, 2024 9:43 am
‘Cabaret’ and ‘Prayer for the French Republic’ among the Tony Award nominees this year Both shows spotlight Jews caught up in a dangerous climate of hate. May 1, 2024 3:59 pm
Steven Skybell’s Jewish story shines at the heart of Broadway’s ‘Cabaret’ revival Skybell brings Tevye energy to “Cabaret’s” Herr Schultz, a doomed Jewish businessman in 1930s Berlin. April 29, 2024 10:00 am
After Yale protest, prominent rabbi reiterates demand that anti-Israel activists not sing his song By JTA Staff April 29, 2024 8:36 am
Seeking out sites from the bygone Borscht Belt? New historical markers lay out a path. By Julia Gergely April 26, 2024 9:20 am
Teen Fellowship These young adult novels are expanding the way literature depicts Jewish teens By Alinea Kirshenbaum April 23, 2024 10:01 am
Generations of immigrants to the Lower East Side are celebrated in a new picture book By Lisa Keys April 23, 2024 9:50 am
A fifth question this Passover: Why does that Manischewitz matzah box look so different? By Philissa Cramer and Jackie Hajdenberg April 22, 2024 3:54 pm
Peacock’s ‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’ tackles a Holocaust love story based on real events By Shira Li Bartov April 22, 2024 10:00 am
New stand-up shows aim to revive the Borscht Belt’s Jewish comedy legacy By Luke Tress April 17, 2024 6:12 pm