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“Azimuth” — In June 1967, a day after the Israeli/Egyptian Six Day War cease-fire, an Israeli sergeant and an Egyptian soldier each have one goal: survival. (Handout photo)
The William and Irene Weinberg Family BJFF presents internationally renowned Jewish-interest films, including several recent Israeli releases.
Read MoreIt’s a story that would not sound too out of place in 2019: New York’s leading newspaper accuses the president of the United States of corruption and the latter sues the paper’s publisher for libel.
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The embroidery-on-linen collage "My Childhood Home" was created by Esther Nisenthal Krinitz in 1977. (Collection of Bernice Steinhardt and Helene McQuade)
Initially exhibited at the AVAM in 2001, the collages now serve as the basis of the new exhibition, “Esther and the Dream of One Loving Human Family.”
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Janiszew Prison Camp by Esther Krinitz. 1994. Embroidery and fabric collage. Collection of Bernice Steinhardt and Helene McQuade (Handout photo)
The expanded exhibition is at the American Visionary Art Museum from Feb. 23, 2019-March 3, 2024.
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Jewish women play mahjong at Wordman Park Pool, 1924. (Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, [LC-DIG-npcc-11609])
“I think it’s important that readers know that there was anti-Semitism in the women’s movement in the 1970s and 1980s and 1990s,” Pamela Nadell said.
Read MoreIt’s important to remember that changing career fields is a big step. It doesn’t happen overnight.
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They Laugh Alike, They Walk Alike, At Times They Even Talk Alike: Meeting for the first time ever are Deborah Weiner (left) and, er, Deborah Weiner. (Facebook)
What’s in a name? Everything, according to a pair of high-profile Deborah Weiners who recently met for the first time.
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Jaime Ray Newman and Guy Nattiv accept the Best Live Action Short Film award for "Skin" onstage during the 91st Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on Feb. 24, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Other Jewish nominees failed to take home Oscar trophies — including Rachel Weisz, up for supporting actress for her work in “The Favourite,” and the Coen brothers, whose script for “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs” was up for best adapted screenplay.
Read More“The Length of a String,” Elissa Brent Weissman’s eighth novel for children, tells the story of Imani, the adopted daughter of Jewish parents in Baltimore.
Read MoreScott Tobias, writing in The Verge, said the Academy Awards show “will almost certainly be a fiasco of epic proportions.”
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Joshua Rush, left, playing Cyrus Goodman, and Jonah Beck as Asher Angel in a scene from “Andi Mack.” (Screenshot)
If you and your tweens still aren’t watching the Disney Channel show “Andi Mack,” you must start ASAP. It deals with so many kinds of identities, including Jewish, in a way not usually seen on TV aimed at the pre-teen set.
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