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Louisville Orchestra remembers its concertmaster with an opera he played in a Nazi concentration camp

“Der Kaiser von Atlantis” was written in Theresienstadt by the Czech-Jewish composer Viktor Ullman, who was murdered. The teen violinist survived.

By Shira Li Bartov January 23, 2025 3:54 pm

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Jewish postwar epic ‘The Brutalist’ picks up 10 Oscar nominations, with ‘A Complete Unknown’ close behind

A documentary about Israel’s military in the West Bank also picked up a nomination.

January 23, 2025 10:22 am

The first-ever full-scale replica of Anne Frank’s secret annex opens in NYC

Unlike the original in Amsterdam, “Anne Frank: The Exhibition” contains relics of the teenaged diarist’s life.

January 22, 2025 6:39 pm

Lee Yaron’s account of Oct. 7 attacks named Jewish book of the year

By Andrew Silow-Carroll January 22, 2025 9:30 am

The image of Emily Damari's wounded hand has been repurposed by Israeli artists as a symbol of resilience. (IDF Spokesperson/Photo illustration)

Released hostage Emily Damari’s injured hand becomes an instant symbol of Israeli defiance

By Philissa Cramer January 21, 2025 3:43 pm

Where was God in the Holocaust? A NY poet and activist asks the question in a book of ‘psalms’

By Andrew Silow-Carroll January 21, 2025 2:52 pm

On ‘SNL,’ Dave Chappelle recalls uproar over Jimmy Carter’s book ‘Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid’

By Philissa Cramer January 19, 2025 7:56 pm

A collage of Jews on TikTok sharing farewell messages

‘Shalom, friends’: Jews on TikTok sign off as social media platform goes dark

By Andrew Lapin January 17, 2025 12:02 pm

Gary Gulman

Jewish comedian Gary Gulman’s new one-man show will make you laugh — and probably cry

By Joseph Strauss January 17, 2025 11:46 am

In a new album, singer Ari Axelrod celebrates Jews’ contributions to Broadway

By Gabe Friedman January 16, 2025 5:10 pm

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