Some Phishy activity is happening around the region this week. The first Phish event is at Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia on Thursday, April 11. Phish heads will ...

Allison Amend’s most recent novel, “A Nearly Perfect Copy,” is now available. Allison was a finalist for the 2011 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature for her novel “Stations West.” Her blog posts ...

When I found out that NextGen, the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia’s young professional affinity group, was going to Cuba, I didn’t even need to think twice about signing up. I knew I had to ...

Are Jews particularly likely to embrace new forms of artistic expression? The ongoing coverage of collections looted by the Nazis strongly suggests that, when it came to avant-garde painting, Jewish ...

Don’t be fooled by the ardent Americana on display in the Oscar-nominated homage to silent film, because the only thing not utterly Jewish about “The Artist” is its abstention from dialogue. The film ...

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At the US Open, identifying players with even the slightest Jewish connection requires inside tips, additional sleuthing, and perseverance. There is a bit of an Adam Sandler “Chanukah Song” quality to ...

WashU Hillel and Chabad foster nuanced conversations about Israel. For Chana Novack, support for Israel is a Jewish value. As the rebbetzin for Chabad on Campus at Washington University in St. Louis, ...

Transferring colleges can be an exciting opportunity, and for Yishai E. ’27, Alana B. ’27 and Grace C. ’26, coming to Brandeis University marked the beginning of something special — a chance to ...