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Picasso kept in Maine house closet for 50 years is sold

(AP) — A mixed-media painting attributed to Pablo Picasso has been sold after spending 50 years in a closet in a house in Maine. John...

Book Review – Gratuitous Cruelty in WWII Poland

We need all the stories. We need the details. Even then, we will never know it all, comprehend it all By: Phyllis Chesler And so, the...

Setting the Table: An Introduction to the Jurisprudence of Rabbi Yechiel Mikhel Epstein’s Arukh Hashulhan

By: Michael J. Broyde and Shlomo C. Pill (Academic Studies Press, 2021) Reviewed by: Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein In this rather insightful and informative book, the...

Thoughts on “Rebecca! Mother of Two Dynasties.” Can Bible-Based Plays be Torah True?

A new play about the life of Rebecca shows that Torah standards can be upheld without sacrificing superb musical drama By: Rochel Sylvetsky The Book of...

Bruce Springsteen Ushers In Return of Broadway

By: Hellen Zaboulani News Update!! The “Boss” is back. Yes, folks, the legendary New Jersey born rocker Bruce Springsteen has re-emerged and this time he...

An Opera About Harvey Weinstein May Make its Way to NYC

By: Ellen Cans A new opera is underway, depicting the Manhattan trial of Harvey Weinstein.  The opera is currently being produced in Northern Ireland, and it may...

New Book Examines Political Profiles at Brandeis University

By: Jerold Auerbach No other American city of proximate size and population is surrounded by universities and colleges like Boston. From center city to the...

In the Heights: 6 Jewish Facts About Washington Heights

By: Dr. Yvette Alt Miller In the Heights, Lin Manuel Miranda’s joyous Broadway play and new film, focuses on Manhattan’s Washington Heights large Latino community....

The Teachings of Rabbi Zalman Baruch Melamed on Faith, Love & Reverence of Hashem

By: Rabbi Eliezer Melamed Over the past year, I have had the privilege of preparing a collection of lessons on matters of emunah (faith) and love and...

Met Opera’s Stagehands Could be Back to Work Soon

By: Hadassa Kalatizadeh   With the Metropolitan Opera and Broadway set to open in September, the stage crews need to start getting back to work shortly. ...

Nina Simone’s Family Blames Kamala Harris for Loss of Singer’s Estate

David Ng Family members of Nina Simone are holding Vice President Kamala Harris (D) responsible for taking away the late singer’s estate during a legal...

Sarah Silverman to Ilhan Omar: ‘Add a Jewess to the Squad!’

By Lauren Marcus, World Israel News Jewish American comedian Sarah Silverman, who has been outspoken about her liberal views, took to Twitter last week to praise...

Banned by Mainstream Book Industry Conservative Writers Welcomed by “All Seasons” Publishing

By: Fern Sidman As the era of “wokeism” and “cancel culture” continue to pervade our daily lives, ad nauseum, it appears that free speech and...

Interview: Phyllis Chesler was Cancelled Before It was Cool

Before the "transgender debate" there was Palestine  Phyllis Chesler is an Emerita Professor of Psychology and Women’s Studies at the College of Staten Island (CUNY) and...

Connected Capitalism: How Jewish Wisdom Can Transform Work

By: TJVNews.com Connected Capitalism is not the type of book one would expect to see right now. It is unashamedly Jewish and unapologetically pro-capitalist. Even...

Personal Narratives of Struggle, Resilience & Growth from Jewish Women

The challenges, difficulties and triumphs of English-speaking women living in Israel are told in their own words in a new book. By: Rochel Sylvetsky Reviewing the...

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