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Kosher Chic Lower East Side Living
A new high-end residential development is seeking to add a shine of kosher chic to the historic—if also historically downmarket—Lower East Side Read More
Knicks City Kid
Twenty years before Linsanity, the Knicks City Dancers took Madison Square Garden by storm. I should know—my aunt invented them. Read More
‘Downton Abbey’ is No ‘The Simpsons’
Like religion, TV shows must understand how to tell stories over time if they hope to endure. ‘The Simpsons’ gets it. ‘Downton Abbey’ doesn’t. Read More
Judy Blume’s Holocaust Fiction
Judy Blume’s 35-year-old classic Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself avoids the main problem of Holocaust fiction: sanctification. Read More
Ladies And Gentlemen: The Jews Of Twitter
It may not be as well-defined as Black Twitter, but there’s now a distinct community of Jewish Tweeters with a shared sensibility and set of concerns Read More
Chabon On The Screen
Michael Chabon may finally score a hit as a screenwriter for Disney’s new sci-fi flick John Carter. But will success in Hollywood ruin his fiction? Read More
The New Face Of Jewish Feminism
Feminist rock collective Permanent Wave gathers a powerful music scene around a core of activism. Just don’t call them riot grrrls. Read More
Pregnancy And Jewish Superstition/Faith
Pregnancies are fertile ground for superstition, especially for those who assume their traditions and lucky charms are based in Jewish law. Read More
Hooch Jews
Jews and Booze, a fascinating new history of Prohibition-era bootleggers, barmen, rabbis, and cops, picks up where HBO’s Boardwalk Empire leaves off Read More
When The Jews Made Ivy
Ivy League style, the quintessentially WASPy American look defined by Jewish designers a century ago, returns to the runways for Fashion Week Read More