PJ Library launches updated Passover hub for families stuck at home for Pesach
Agawam, MA (March 17, 2021) – Passover is a pretty big deal on the Jewish calendar, so, as they do every year, PJ Library has launched…
Literature
Yaniv Iczkovits’ shtetl mystery ‘The Slaughterman’s Daughter’ wins top UK Jewish book prize
by Gabe Friedman (JTA) — Yaniv Iczkovits’ novel “The Slaughterman’s Daughter” was awarded the 2021 Wingate Literary Prize, British Jewry’s top book award. Originally published…
Historian Deborah Lipstadt empowers Albertans in the fight against antisemitism
By Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – An historic change in local Holocaust commemoration occurred when Mayor Naheed Nenshi first proclaimed civic observance of International Holocaust Remembrance…
2021 NAACP Image Awards: The Jewish nominees, from Daveed Diggs to Doja Cat
by Emily Burack (JTA) — Several Jewish stars are among the nominees for the 2021 NAACP Image Awards, which celebrate Black achievement in movies, television,…
From the Archives of JHSSA: Esther and Peretz Hirshbein – Calgary’s Yiddish Celebrities
(Editor’s note – JHSSA recently had the opportunity to post recordings of “The Voice of Yiddish Calgary”, broadcast in 1994, to their website. One of…