Tuesday, May 9, 2017
The 7th Annual Off Broadway Alliance Awards will honor Harvey Fierstein, Paula Vogel and Israel Horovitz as Legends of Off Broadway, alongside Athol Fugard, Charlotte Moore, and Estelle Pars…
SOURCE: forward.com at 12:32PMSaturday, November 19, 2016
A recent New York Times op-ed about the death of Leonard Cohen contained one of the most inadvertently hilarious corrections ever.
SOURCE: forward.com at 08:36AMFriday, November 11, 2016
That the show is a musical frees the story from the usual realism constraints. Once we’re in a land where people randomly break into song, we’re primed to be less judgmental of the show�…
SOURCE: forward.com at 11:51AMThursday, November 10, 2016
Daniel Kahn’s unique genius lies in his self-described “tradaptations,” his translations and adaptations of songs across languages.
SOURCE: forward.com at 11:45AMSaturday, November 5, 2016
“Gay Gotham” at the Museum of the City of New York, celebrates what it meant to be gay in New York — and, no surprise, Leonard Bernstein and Tony Kushner are part of the show.
SOURCE: forward.com at 05:00AMTuesday, November 1, 2016
How important is Judith Rodin? Ask one of the 20,000 New York public school students who got to see the Broadway hit “Hamilton” because of her and they might say she is life-changing.
SOURCE: forward.com at 09:04AMMonday, May 25, 2015
Old Jews Make Us Laugh With ‘Not-So-Kosher' Jokes
SOURCE: forward.com at 05:58PMExcerpt From New Book Tells of Meir Kahane's Tumultuous Reign Over Soviet Jewry Movement, and the Fatal Consequence
SOURCE: forward.com at 05:58PMThursday, January 23, 2014
On the last Sunday of 2013, Lipa Schmeltzer, the famous and controversial Hasidic singer revered by many took to the Broadway stage to celebrate 15 years of entertainment.
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SOURCE: forward.com at 11:00AMThursday, December 26, 2013
Shlomo Carlebach appeared on stage this year. So did Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Asher Lev and a passel of other characters. What did they all have in common? This was the year of Jews in transitio…
SOURCE: forward.com at 05:00AMThursday, December 5, 2013
Shai Agnon was a consummate Zionist. Yet, he remained nostalgic for the Ukrainian village of his youth. His contradictions continue to confound and fascinate.
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SOURCE: forward.com at 05:00AMWednesday, December 4, 2013
The death of André Schiffrin, who presided over the publishing world for half a century, marks the end of an era for the evolving world of book producing and selling.
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SOURCE: forward.com at 12:32PMBeatles manager Brian Epstein struggled with his sexuality and his Judaism right up until he died of a drug overdose. We discuss his legacy with the author of ‘The Fifth Beatle.’
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SOURCE: forward.com at 05:00AMTuesday, December 3, 2013
Throughout her career, Sarah Silverman has channelled shocking jokes through a character that excuses her for making them. Now, at age 42, she’s trying something more risky.
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SOURCE: forward.com at 05:00AMMonday, December 2, 2013
At first, the story of Disney’s doe-eyed fawn gallivanting through the forest seems like a simple children’s tale. But some see a darker message for the Jews.
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SOURCE: forward.com at 05:00AMSunday, December 1, 2013
Thanksgivukkah is a portmanteau, a word created by mashing up two separate words. Philologos offers a primer to some other wacky words.
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SOURCE: forward.com at 06:00AMSaturday, November 30, 2013
Shemi Zarhin is best known for his films. With “Some Day,” set among the working class people of Tiberias, he makes a memorable transition into novel writing.
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SOURCE: forward.com at 06:00AMFriday, November 29, 2013
Maxim D. Shrayer, author of ‘Leaving Russia,’ grew up in school experiencing casual anti-Semitism in the Soviet Union. Decades later, he finds himself unable to forget.
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SOURCE: forward.com at 05:00AMWednesday, November 27, 2013
Alice Herz-Sommer, the world’s oldest living Holocaust survivor, celebrates her 110th birthday. Benjamin Ivry pays tribute to a pianist who remains a symbol of indomitable spirit.
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SOURCE: forward.com at 10:37AMA Hungarian Jewish startup has an avant-garde approach to making menorahs and dreidels. Next up: modernist mezuzas and Seder plates.
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SOURCE: forward.com at 05:00AMTuesday, November 26, 2013
WIth the death of Arik Einstein, a part of Israel has passed away. A voice of Israel — the voice, for many — will sing no more, Chemi Shalev writes.
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SOURCE: forward.com at 09:24PMThe name of the Sholem Alechem oilfield in Oklahoma is puzzling to locals and Yiddishists alike. Doni Bloomfield ferrets out the truth about a mystery in the Bible Belt.
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SOURCE: forward.com at 05:00AMThe rare collision of Thanksgiving and Hanukkah has resulted in a pop-cultural flavor. For your holiday listening pleasure, our critic’s playlist offers the best of both worlds (and ho…
SOURCE: forward.com at 05:00AMMonday, November 25, 2013
Hanukkah didn’t always seem to try to compete with Christmas. The holiday’s fascinating history finally gets told in Dianne Ashton’s ‘Hanukkah in America.’
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SOURCE: forward.com at 05:00AMRegardless of what you’ve been told, this is not the first Thanksgivukkah in American history. Eric Schulmiller explains.
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SOURCE: forward.com at 05:00AMSunday, November 24, 2013
An Israeli writer stumbled onto the famous story of Dona Gracia Nasi, a 16th-century Portuguese widow. Turns out, she was likely the wealthiest woman of her era anywhere.
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SOURCE: forward.com at 05:00AMIs ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ a celebration of Sholem Aleichem, or a contamination of his legacy? Two new books examine the question from two very different perspectives.
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SOURCE: forward.com at 05:00AMAndarta is a Hebrew word for the war memorials found all over Israel today. Ironically the term was once derided by rabbis when used by ancient Greeks.
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SOURCE: forward.com at 05:00AMSaturday, November 23, 2013
This month marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of French composer Charles-Valentin Alkan. He was a furiously individual thinker — and an observant Jew in a secular land.
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SOURCE: forward.com at 06:00AMFriday, November 22, 2013
Ten years ago, Abigail Pogrebin wrote a book about Jewish identity. Little did she know that some of her favorite songwriters would help bring ‘Stars of David’ to the stage.
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SOURCE: forward.com at 05:00AMThursday, November 21, 2013
Venturing into global conflict zones, some of which are Muslim, can be challenging to Jewish theater artists. Two women share the perils they have faced in Iraq and elsewhere.
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SOURCE: forward.com at 10:09AM 
