Meet the 27-year-old amplifying sounds of the Borscht Belt (& listen to his favourite Yiddish songs)
by Andrew Silow-Carroll (New York Jewish Week via JTA) — Growing up, Aaron Bendich would spend lots of time with his grandfather Max in the…
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Stop comparing Covid health measures to the Holocaust
by Ben Sales (JTA) — Political activists, including Rep. Madison Cawthorn and the ambassador to Germany under Donald Trump, are comparing the idea of “vaccine…
The Jewish highlights of the 2021 Grammys: Breakout performance but no win for Haim
by Emily Burack (JTA) — When the Jewish sister act Haim took the stage at the 2021 Grammy Awards on Sunday night, Americans began googling…
From ‘Mank’ to an Israeli short film, 5 notable Jewish nominees for 2021 Oscars
by Emily Burack (JTA) — “Mank,” the black-and-white Netflix film about Jewish screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz, leads the slate of Academy Award nominations in a year when…
White supremacist propaganda nearly doubled in 2020 to most in a decade, ADL says
by Ben Sales (JTA) — Last year, the United States saw the most white supremacist propaganda in a decade, with thousands of flyers, bumper stickers,…