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An outer wall of the abandoned Beth Israel Synagogue in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania, collapsed on Feb. 12. (WFMZ, via YouTube, provided by JTA)
Dedicated in 1924, Beth Israel Synagogue served Jewish residents of the area for more than 80 years.
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The yellow ribbon pin became a ubiquitous symbol for solidarity with the hostages held by Hamas. (Via Facebook, provided by JTA)
In the wake of this week’s release of the remaining living Israeli hostages, many Jews are retiring their yellow ribbons, dog tags and other hostage symbols with gratitude and grief.
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Author Yardena Schwartz: "Oct. 7 radicalized many Israelis, and many left-wing Israelis in the wake of Oct. 7 have shifted rightward." (Photo provided by JTA)
In “Ghosts of a Holy War,” Yardena Schwartz explores an anti-Jewish pogrom in British Mandate Palestine and how it echoed across the next century.
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Tamar Fishman poses with the artwork that became a U.S. Postal Service stamp issued on Chanukah of 2018. (Photo courtesy Jeanette Kevin Oren, via JTA)
The Jerusalem native and Bethesda resident was a master of the folk art of Jewish papercutting.
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Kathy Goldman, founder of Food Bank for New York City, attends the organization's 29th Annual Conference on Hunger and Poverty at Marriott Marquis Times Square, Feb. 13, 2020. (Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Food Bank for New York City via JTA)
Kathy Goldman, who passed away recently at the age of 92, spent decades fighting hunger in New York.
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Prayer and spiritual seeking can be viewed as analogous to using a GPS, says Rabbi Toba Spitzer. (Provided by JTA)
Employing new metaphors in prayer can help worshippers find meaning and solace, says Rabbi Toba Spitzer.
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Marlena Spieler wrote that she carried her signature green-and-white polkadot handbag "to most corners of the world." (Roving Feast, Substack via JTA)
Marlena Spieler wrote or contributed to more than 70 cookbooks during her career, including “The Jewish Heritage Cookbook” and “The Complete Guide to Traditional Jewish Cooking.”
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Mimi Sheraton's books include “Is Salami and Eggs Better Than Sex?” written with the comedian Alan King. (Eric Etheridge/Workman Publishing via JTA)
The first woman to serve as The New York Times’ chief restaurant critic, Mimi Sheraton was widely praised for the research and sense of history she brought to her role as a critic and a journalist.
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A "Peeps Mobile" at the Just Born candy factory in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. (Andrew Silow-Carroll via JTA)
Ira “Bob” Born, the son of the Russian Jewish immigrant who founded the company that makes Peeps candies, died on Jan. 29. He was 98.
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Entenmann's wasn't a "Jewish" brand, but its kosher certification brought it a huge Jewish customer base. (Entenmann's Facebook via JTA)
Nothing seems so Jewish as a box of Entenmann’s cake or cookies. And yet, the family that opened the bakery on Long Island and expanded into supermarkets across the country wasn’t Jewish.
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Valerie Harper (left), as Rhoda Morgenstern, starred with Mary Tyler Moore on the iconic television series, "The Mary Tyler Moore Show." (Bettmann/Getty Images)
The late non-Jewish actress will always be remembered for her breakthrough role of a beloved Jewish character, writes Andy Silow-Carroll.
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