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Even the Holocaust could not silence the music of these composers
Jeanne Golan has recorded three albums of music by persecuted composers, including a double CD of Viktor Ullman’s sonatas. Photo by Jon Kalish
By Jon...
Einstein or Edison? Jordan or LeBron? A rabbi explains why Jews debate who is greatest
Who was the greatest basketball player of all time? Michael Jordan, left, or LeBron James? Or someone else? Photo by JEFF HAYNES/AFP via Getty...
In ‘Andor’ season 2, a Wannsee Conference reference, and a new sort of space Jew
Ben Mendelsohn as Director Krennic, who basically plays Reinhard Heydrich. Courtesy of Disney+
By PJ Grisar
April 23, 2025
Since the beginning of the franchise, Star Wars...
Did this Jewish literary titan have the right idea about Harry Potter and J.K. Rowling after all?
J.K. Rowling arrives at the RFK Ripple of Hope Awards,. 2019. Photo by Getty Images
By Benjamin Ivry
April 23, 2025
The great American Jewish literary critic...
This Jewish New Yorker survived the Holocaust and the Hungarian Revolution, and is still helping others today
Susan Kalev at her Washington Heights home. (Lily Lester)
By Jackie Hajdenberg
April 22, 2025
(New York Jewish Week) — Susan Kalev, 80, lives in a two-bedroom...