Jewish Telegraphic Agency

From Israel to Morocco to an HBCU in New Orleans, these Jewish artists are searching for home

It is an unlikely setting for two Israeli artists whose work has been shaped by Morocco, Jerusalem, Marseille and Paris, and ...
Jewish Journal

‘From Baghdad to Brooklyn’: A Journey Through Family, Music and Identity

The 50-minute show blends stories, songs, movement and humor to create a tender space, one where people can rest, listen and ...
Jewish Telegraphic AgencyOpinion

Irving Berlin’s 1926 interfaith marriage sparked a Jewish debate that, 100 years later, hasn’t gone away

A century after the famed composer wed Ellin Mackay, a Catholic heiress, their marriage offers a window into how Jewish ...
Jewish Journal

Rabbis of LA | The Night Rabbi Feinstein Met His Mentor and His Wife

Dec. 19 was the 11th yahrzeit of the beloved Rabbi Harold Schulweis, and in the days leading up to the anniversary, Rabbi Ed ...
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Ancient meditation practices find new life in modern religious communities across America

Christian, Jewish and other religious congregations across America have been incorporating meditation practices — including ...

The Dark Promise of Marty Supreme’s Last Scene

In the final moments of Marty Supreme, Marty Mauser thinks that he has it all. Not only has he defeated his nemesis Koto Endo (Koto Kawaguchi) and made his way home from Japan, despite angering ...

How time became the secret ingredient of life in Daniel Lopatin’s Marty Supreme score

Sam Rosenberg’s monthly column CineMusic highlights newly released film scores, soundtracks, and the composers/curators ...
The Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle

Before ‘SNL,’ there was Sid Caesar — and a roomful of Jewish writers

In television’s early days, Caesar translated Jewish humor into a language America didn’t yet know it understood.

Irving Berlin’s 1926 interfaith marriage sparked a Jewish debate that, 100 years later, hasn’t gone

Exactly 100 years ago, on January 4, 1926, legendary American Jewish songwriter Irving Berlin married Ellin Mackay, a Roman ...
J. The Jewish News of Northern California

In Bay Area, ‘Jewish Nightlife’ will resurrect music, vibes of ‘the roaring 1570s’

Come for an evening of Syrian and Moroccan music, alongside Baroque works, in Palo Alto and San Francisco. Stay for the ...

There’s Something Missing in Films About Jewish Cultural Figures

So of course I was eager to see the new movie “Song Sung Blue,” a kind of jukebox tear-jerker loosely based on the story of a ...