70 years ago, these beach reads explained Jews to America
"Auntie Mame" and "Marjorie Morningstar," writes a historian of American Jewish literature, were set in a New York City where Jews were prospering, and antisemites were out of fashion.
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When it comes to Jewish events in NYC, there’s a new theory: Go big or go home
Inside the trend that's fueling a massive Jewish food fest on Governor's Island and a record-breaking Shabbat dinner at the Javits Center.
Aaron Lansky built a home for 1.5 million Yiddish books. Now he’s handing over the keys.
The founding president of the Yiddish Book Center is retiring, confident that Yiddish literature has a future.
