Exactly 50 years ago, American Nazi Party co-founder George Lincoln Rockwell gave a public lecture at his alma mater. What happened next says a lot about free speech and how views of it have changed.
6Dana J. Schneider pays tribute to her father, a lifelong Brooklynite, who has taught her the value of friendship and being a mensch.
Paul Newman once directed a cinematic masterpiece in a Yiddish theater. So, why did he take his name off it? And why hasn’t anyone seen it or heard of it — until now? Read our exclusive, investigative tale.
In the 1920’s, a Rumanian Jewish man named Max Rosenstock became ‘The Strongest Man in the World.’ How did he get that title? Turns out you have to talk to his 101-year-old niece to find out.
10If you were thinking the Kushers ate only fancy foods, think again. Some down-to-earth Jewish dishes are coming out of that kosher kitchen.
Even in a Yeshiva kindergarten in Queens in 1969, sexism was clearly a thing. Years later, on Election Day 2016, Lisa Mayer will finally try to reverse a gross injustice.
8Sure, Swiss artist Pipilotti Rist may be an atheist. But her breathtaking artwork is creating true believers.
Elie Wiesel’s short, eloquent letter offered support and perspective to a young writer desperately in need of both. On the occasion of what would have been Wiesel’s 88th birthday, Rachel Kadish explains.
What do the selfie stick, autocorrect and the pencil eraser have to do with the values of repentance, faith and generosity on Rosh Hashanah? Just about everything, it turns out. Read on.
3Even though he left the cloistered world of Hasidim long ago, Shulem Deen still feels a bond to his fellow Jews and makes the case for kinship.
36Traveling on a three-week East Coast road trip, Rob Kutner endeavors to find a minyan in seven different cities to pay tribute to his father.
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