The tragic tale of Superman’s Jewish creators, told in graphic novel form
By Gabe Friedman (JTA) — When Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel created the Superman character in the early 1930s, they were still living at their…
Literature
Book Review: When We Were Shadows
(EJNews) – What does it mean when someone Jewish says they survived World War II by hiding in the forest? Author Janet Wees answers this…
Summer Fun at the Jewish Senior Citizens Centre
(Edmonton) – You have probably heard about us. But do you really know what we do? We are the Jewish Senior Citizens Centre and we…
10 Writers Not Named Philip Roth Capturing the Female American Jewish Experience
By Emily Burack Philip Roth, a literary giant, passed away at age 85. As Charles McGrath wrote in his obituary in The New York Times, “he was…
5 Haggadahs and other Passover supplements to modernize your seder this year
By Gabe Friedman NEW YORK (JTA) — Although Jews have celebrated Passover by reading from the Haggadah in one form or another for 2,000 years, Jewish organizations and publishers…