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Hatch Studio provides space for children to explore their creativity. (Photo provided by Shannon Merenstein)
November 13, 2018, 10:30 am
Pittsburgher incubates kids’ creativity at Hatch
On the first birthday of her son, Shannon Merenstein opened the doors to Hatch, a creative arts studio that aims to rouse imagination, spark curiosity and inspire confidence.
By Toby Tabachnick
Pulitzer Prize-nominated writer Nathan Englander speaks at City of Asylum on Oct. 24. (Photo by Toby Tabachnick)
November 13, 2018, 10:29 am
Living in Israel during second intifada shaped this writer’s concept for novel
Nathan Englander's “Dinner at the Center of the Earth” is a commentary on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the continuous cycle of terror and retribution — the “great unrest.”
By Toby Tabachnick
Madonna performs at the 2015 iHeartRadio Music Awards in Los Angeles, March 29, 2015. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)
November 2, 2018, 10:34 am
Madonna looking for a kosher chef
The pop singer is offering a yearly salary of nearly $142,000 for the personal chef to prepare the kosher meals for her and her six children.
By JTA Reports
October 26, 2018, 2:53 pm
New book offers wisdom from a braided loaf
This is not a traditional recipe book.
By Hilary Daninhirsch | Special to the Chronicle
Hanut31's "Karate Man Patrick Kim" will be presented as a radio play at Bricolage Theater. (Photo courtesy of Pittsburgh Cultural Trust)
October 18, 2018, 3:45 pm
Israeli icon ‘Patrick Kim’ joins ‘Frankenstein’ for Festival of Firsts
Israeli James Bond-like character--and Mary Shelley's monster-- come to life through 'radio plays.'
By Toby Tabachnick
Alexandra Straytner and Zachary Levine took the course with their dog, Jofi. (Photo by Josefin Dolsten)
October 12, 2018, 12:42 pm
Want to teach your dog Yiddish? There’s a class for that
In Central Park that weekend, about 20 people could be seen and heard pointing at the ground while yelling “zits” and “shtai” and urging their dogs to “shpring” over hurdles.
By Josefin Dolsten JTA
(Photo by BreakingTheWalls/iStockphoto.com)
October 5, 2018, 10:19 am
On the grill: healthy burger dinner
Burgers without the bun? Here's some tips to make that sacrifice easier to stomach.
By Keri White
Manuel Angel Sola appears in a scene from “The Last Suit.” (Photo courtesy of Outsider Pictures)
October 5, 2018, 10:19 am
In Argentine film, a Holocaust survivor goes to find the man who saved him
Argentine-Jewish filmmaker Pablo Solarz was inspired by the return narrative of survivors who wanted to thank righteous gentiles who saved their lives.
By Curt Schleier JTA
A portion of the cover of David Stromberg's "In the Land of Happy Tears." (Courtesy photo)
October 5, 2018, 10:18 am
‘In the Land of Happy Tears’ a work of struggling possibilities
The collection includes 18 translated Yiddish stories that touch on bravery, rebellion, justice and wonder.
By Adam Reinherz
J.K. Rowling at the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) at Royal Albert Hall in London in February. (Photo by John Phillips/Getty Images)
October 5, 2018, 10:17 am
In J.K. Rowling’s new novel, a villain is an Israel-hating anti-Semite
The book features a pair of hard-left political activists who believe "Zionists" are evil and have a stranglehold on Western governments.
By Yvette Alt Miller | JTA
A portion of the cover from Jack Wertheimer's new book, “The New American Judaism: How Jews Practice Their Religion Today” (Princeton University Press). (Courtesy photo)
September 27, 2018, 6:17 pm
U.S. Judaism Today, Striving To Stay Relevant
Some ‘rays of light,’ but a leading Jewish historian warns of dangers of universalism.
By Gary Rosenblatt / New York Jewish Week
Etrogim can come with a hefty price tag, such as this one that retailed for $345 in Brooklyn. (Photo by David Moster)
September 27, 2018, 6:15 pm
How a Chinese fruit became a Sukkot symbol
it wasn’t until the Second Temple period that Jews started using the lemon-like etrog as part of their Sukkot celebrations.
By Josefin Dolsten JTA
(Courtesy photo)
September 27, 2018, 5:57 pm
‘God is in the Crowd’ takes lens to Jewry by looking inward
The book weaves elements of the author's personal history, an American who served as a fighter pilot in the Israeli Air Force, with figures that diagnose Jewry's current plight.
By Adam Reinherz
Yuval Fenta plays running back for the Tel Aviv Pioneers. (Photo by Hillel Kuttler)
September 27, 2018, 5:51 pm
The ‘best football player who grew up in Israel’ seeks a spot at U.S. college
Yuval Fenta, a 21-year-old running back for the Tel Aviv Pioneers, hopes to play college football in a Division II, or maybe even Division I, school in 2019.
By Hillel Kuttler | JTA
September 27, 2018, 5:49 pm
An Afro-Cuban-Yiddish opera tells the story of a Jewish refugee
The play was inspired by the life of Asher Penn, who connected his experience of pogoms with that of an indigenous chief leading an uprising against Spanish colonial forces.
By Josefin Dolsten JTA
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