On the 100 th yahrtseit of Harry Houdini (1874-1926), we recall his Jewish background and how his work captured a Jewish ...

At the University of Michigan, first-year student Robert Kashan, 18, and sophomore Jacob Reich, 19, sat behind a large blue sign. “Some things are nonnegotiable,” it declared in all caps. The sign ...

Silicon Valley philanthropists Eli and Jeanette Reinhard are known for their generosity to Jewish causes, from the local Jewish federation to the counterterrorism project at the Washington Institute ...

But I didn’t realize that I would also be leaving behind my Jewish Chicago – and beginning a decades-long search to rediscover it. At first I didn’t notice what I was missing, since I was focused ...

Ariel Horovitz is an Israeli historian and sociologist whose career blends rigorous academic training with cultural education ...

A milestone celebration of Jewish culture is taking centre stage in Glasgow with the UK Jewish Film Festival’s 30th anniversary edition. The festival’s only Scottish date will take place on Thursday, ...

A handful of flattened rice, a generous helping of grated coconut, sugar and dry fruits: the ingredients of Malida are simple ...

The UK Jewish Film Festival (UKJFF) is bringing its landmark 30th edition to Manchester as part of its four-week nationwide ...

Nigella Lawson (aka the Domestic Goddess) has a surprisingly extensive archive of traditional Jewish recipes across her 13 ...

Every Passover, Michele Sumka made a deliberate change to her family’s Haggadah. Where the text said, “Next year may we be free men,” she crossed out “men,” leaving the prayer to read, “Next year may ...

Jews are a people with a history and a way of life, and the Land of Israel has been part of that story for thousands of years ...

Good morning. This is Nagasaka Research Institute.The series on the Jewish people is becoming a bit long.Why is that?It is ...