Josefin Dolsten
Robertson painted a mural of Hannah Senesh in downtown San Diego.
October 15, 2019, 9:55 pm
Why a Christian Japanese-American artist painted Nazi fighter Hannah Senesh
San Diego mural features the Israeli war hero
By Josefin Dolsten
Anthony Russell started studying to perform in Yiddish in 2011. (Photo by Max Eicke)
August 24, 2018, 7:49 am
A former opera singer fuses African-American and Yiddish music
In creating his newest album, Anthony Mordechai Tzvi Russell tried to capture what "historic African-American Jewish music" would sound like.
By Josefin Dolsten
It isn’t the squishy “tradition” that Tevye, played by Steven Skybell, center, is upholding, it’s the Torah. (Photo by Victor Nechay/ProperPix)
August 10, 2018, 8:54 am
‘Fiddler’ in Yiddish — what about tradition?
For the first time in the United States, a new production of "Fiddler on the Roof" will be performed in the language the characters would have spoken in the Old Country.
By Josefin Dolsten
Cantor Philip Sherman has appeared in more than a dozen roles in commercials, TV series and movies, mostly playing a religious Jew. (Photo courtesy of Philip Sherman)
August 10, 2018, 8:51 am
How an Orthodox cantor snagged a role on ‘Orange Is the New Black’
Cantor Philip Sherman has appeared in about 15 roles, playing a religious Jew in most. His outfit — a black robe from his congregation — helped him land his latest gig, he says.
By Josefin Dolsten
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, left, and Roseanne Barr converse at Stand Up NY in Manhattan. (Photo by James Devaney/Getty Images)
August 3, 2018, 8:30 am
Roseanne Barr defends Jarrett tweet, then veers even further off script
In a conversation with prominent Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, Barr claimed the tweet had been misunderstood. She continued on to make several comments that were borderline incoherent.
By Josefin Dolsten
Shoshanna Nambi wants to teach her rabbinical school colleagues about Ugandan Jewish traditions. (Photo courtesy of Shoshanna Nambi)
July 5, 2018, 4:44 pm
This woman is studying to be the first female rabbi from Uganda
Shoshanna Nambi was inspired in part to attend rabbinical school after discovering people in her community did not know a woman could be a rabbi.
By Josefin Dolsten
A boy from Honduras is shown being taken into custody by U.S. Border Patrol agents near the U.S.-Mexico Border near Mission, Texas, June 12, 2018. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
June 22, 2018, 10:55 am
Jews separated from families during the Holocaust condemn US border policy
A group representing children hidden during the Holocaust slammed the U.S. border policy of separating families seeking asylum.
By Josefin Dolsten
A woman walks across Israel square in Guatemala City. (Photo by Orlando Estrada/AFP/Getty Images)
June 15, 2018, 9:05 am
A groundbreaking project aims to study the Latin American Jewish experience
The project wants to correct Jewish studies curricula that focus mostly on Jews in Europe, Israel and the U.S., as well as study Latin American Jews through the lens of gender.
By Josefin Dolsten
Some Conservative synagogues allow interfaith couples to celebrate their unions by taking part in an aufruf. (Image by Lior Zaltzman)
May 29, 2018, 12:16 pm
Conservative rabbis look to celebrate interfaith couples despite ban on marriage
Some rabbis are now offering to perform an aufruf for the couple, a ceremony usually done ahead of a Jewish wedding in which the couple is called up to the Torah for a blessing.
By Josefin Dolsten
Natalie Portman speaking at the Vulture Festival LA in Hollywood, Calif., Nov. 19, 2017. (Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for Vulture Festival)
April 27, 2018, 9:45 am
Genesis Prize cancels ceremony after Natalie Portman said she won’t visit Israel
The Genesis Prize announced it was canceling its prize ceremony in Israel in June after 2018 recipient Natalie Portman said she would not take part in light of “recent events.”
By Josefin Dolsten
Susan Goldberg is National Geographic Magazine’s first female and Jewish editor-in-chief. (Photo courtesy of National Geographic)
April 11, 2018, 6:13 pm
National Geographic’s editor-in-chief opens up about racism in magazine’s past
Susan Goldberg, the first female and Jewish editor-in-chief, wrote a letter in the April issue that forced readers and staff to grapple with the legacy of the magazine.
By Josefin Dolsten
Rachel Laser is the new executive director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State. (Photo by Rick Reinhard)
March 21, 2018, 3:49 pm
Meet the Jewish woman working to separate religion and government
She's focusing on religion in public schools, Trump's travel ban and policies that allow discrimination against the LGBTQ community on the basis of religion.
By Josefin Dolsten
A hotel can be seen behind the abandoned Dar Bishi synagogue in Tripoli, Libya, Sept. 28, 2011. (Photo by Joseph Eid/AFP/Getty Images)
February 28, 2018, 5:58 pm
U.S., Libya enter agreement that some say allows for seizure of Jewish artifacts
The agreement would impose restrictions on importing ancient materials to the U.S. from Libya, which activists say prevents Jews who left Libya from recovering Jewish materials.
By Josefin Dolsten
Six-time NBA All-Star Amar’e Stoudemire has launched a line of kosher-for-Passover Israeli wines. (Photo courtesy of Jewish National Fund-USA)
February 28, 2018, 12:30 pm
Former NBA star Amar’e Stoudemire just launched a line of kosher wines
The line includes two red wine blends and one Cabernet Sauvignon produced in Kfar Tikva in northern Israel. "It's my way of giving back to the land," Stoudemire said.
By Josefin Dolsten
Beejhy Barhany and her husband, Padmore John, celebrate Ethiopian, Israeli and American cultures through their food at Tsion Cafe. (Photo by Josefin Dolsten)
February 21, 2018, 2:15 pm
This Israeli Ethiopian woman brings the food of her cultures to Harlem
"I'm a proud Ethiopian, a proud Jew, a proud black female living in Harlem, so all of that is part of me. I want to celebrate all of that."
By Josefin Dolsten
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