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‘An education in Judeo part of Judeo-Christianity’: John J. Miller takes break after 18 years of book podcasts
“I learned a ton about Jewish faith and traditions as well as Israel from these shows, during the research and preparation, as well as the recordings,” the Hillsdale professor and writer told JNS.
Menachem Wecker
May 19, 2025
Andy Warhol. “Franz Kafka” (1980) from the “Ten Portraits of Jews of the 20th Century” series. Screenprint on Lenox Museum Board. 40 x 32 inches. Credit: Courtesy of Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, New York, via Morgan Library and Museum, New York.
Kafka’s Jewishness ‘can’t be extricated from his work’
As several museums mark the 100th anniversary of the famed novelist and writer’s passing, experts told JNS that Kafka remains very relatable today.
Vita Fellig
Dec. 5, 2024
The cast of “The Merchant of Venice,” set to open in New York City on Nov. 25, 2024. Photo by Kirill Simakov.
‘We’re provoking the audience’: New ‘Merchant of Venice’ play connects to modern Jew-hatred
“There have been periods in my life where my Jewishness has felt neutral or even a form of self-loathing,” an actress in the play told JNS. “That’s worthy of exploration.”
Anna Rahmanan
Nov. 22, 2024
Israeli President Isaac Herzog at a a memorial ceremony for Zionist leader Ze'ev Jabotinsky at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on July 8, 2021. Photo by Jonatan Sindel/Flash90.
Words and thoughts from Ze’ev Jabotinsky
Some of his lesser-known articles illustrate the breadth and depth of his thinking, which could affect approaches to contemporary events.
Yisrael Medad
Aug. 2, 2024
Israelis attend the annual Hebrew Book Week in Tel Aviv on June 9, 2021. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.
Israeli book publication in 2023 down by 10% due to Gaza war
According to the annual National Library of Israel survey, the drop is partly a result of "changes made by publishers" since the Oct. 7 massacre.
June 18, 2024
Installation views of the 2022 exhibit "One Hundred Years of James Joyce’s 'Ulysses'" at the Morgan Library and Museum in New York City. Credit: Janny Chiu/Morgan Library and Museum.
‘Perfect time’ to return to Joyce’s ‘Ulysses’ on 120th Bloomsday 
“In our contemporary period that’s witnessing the rise of nationalism, and its sinister cousin antisemitism, Joyce’s book continues to offer sharp critiques,” said Yeshiva University professor Seamus O’Malley.
Menachem Wecker
May 23, 2024
Artemisia Gentileschi's 1620s painting "Esther before Ahasuerus" in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Source: Public domain.
Throughout her career, novelist Charlotte Brontë drew on ‘Book of Esther’
“Brontë held the Bible close—and in her vocation as a writer, she held the Book of Esther even closer,” writes the scholar Channah Damatov.
March 19, 2024
Stack of books. Credit: jakkaje879/Shutterstock
A homage to those aging with faith
Rebecca Sugar’s debut novel “Everything is a Little Broken” is about the gap between a religious generation and their secular descendants.
Irit Tratt
March 5, 2024
Aaron Lansky, founder of the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, Mass., at the Sammy Awards in 2016. Credit: Oliver Scott via Wikimedia Commons.
Aaron Lansky to step down from Yiddish Book Center
“Everything I dreamed of, I’ve been able to do,” said the founder of an organization that works to preserve a vital element of Jewish history.
Feb. 29, 2024