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Marc Shaiman: “It’s not hard to spend your whole life with Jews when you’re in show business. ... I’m sure the first caveman who put on a show was circumcised.” (Robert Trachtenberg via JTA)
In his new memoir, piano man Marc Shaiman tells a showbiz story shaped by Jewish humor.
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The Hall of Names at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem. (David Shankbone/Wikimedia Commons)
Commemorations of the Holocaust must transcend the past to include concerns about the present and future, writes Menachem Z. Rosensaft.
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A guide in Poland points to a mural and offers student journalists from the United States a lesson on the Holocaust and the ramifications of antisemitism. (Photo by Lucia Alonso via JTA)
Journalists bear a responsibility to go beyond the headlines and social media posts to understand the past and present, writes New York University student Lucia Alonso.
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New immigrants from North America arrive at Israel's Ben-Gurion Airport on Mar. 25. (Yonit Schiller via JTA)
Despite security challenges and limited flights, hundreds have made aliyah in 2026.
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New children's books for Passover in 2026 include ones about welcoming guests and women of Jewish history. (Collage by Grace Yagel via JTA)
Many of this year’s new children’s books for Passover portray the holiday theme of opening one’s seder table to guests.
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A wide selection of kosher wines lines the shelves of a Toronto liquor store. (Joseph Strauss via JTA)
The ban on American booze, which came in response to the the Trump administration’s tariffs against Canada, has “created a meaningful opening” for other kosher holiday wines.
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Built in 1870 and now a private residence, B’nai Israel’s original synagogue was the spiritual launching point for the Jewish immigrants who were part of the “Galveston Movement.” (Photo by Dan Fellner via JTA)
An island-city of 53,000 residents in southeastern Texas, Galveston has a long history of welcoming Jews and others.
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Survivor testimony videos form part of the “Living Memory” exhibit at Yad Vashem. (Courtesy, via JTA)
Yad Vashem’s “Living Memory” exhibit offers personal items as a means of storytelling and understanding.
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Founded in 1976, the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History is a Smithsonian-affiliated museum located at 101 South Independence Mall East in Center City Philadelphia. (Shoot from Within via JTA)
A Maryland man who sent more than 40 threatening letters to Jewish institutions, including the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia, was sentenced to three years in prison.
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Israelis take cover in Tel Aviv as a siren sounds warning of incoming ballistic missiles fired from Iran toward Israel. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90/via JTA)
Recent Israeli government data showed that only .3% of public shelters were in Arab communities.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is shown flanked by Israeli President Isaac "Bougie" Herzog (left) and U.S. President Donald Trump in Tel Aviv last year. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images, via JTA)
Trump continues to criticize Isaac Herzog for not pardoning Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his years-long corruption case.
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