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Rolf Eden at the Staatsoper im Schiller Theater in Berlin, Germany, Jan. 24, 2017 (Photo/JTA-Matthias Nareyek-Getty Images)
Posted inObituaries

Rolf Eden, German playboy and nightclub impresario who fought in Israel’s War of Independence, dies at 92

Cnaan Liphshiz, Netherlands-based Europe Correspondent for JTA by Cnaan Liphshiz and JTA August 17, 2022August 17, 2022
"Joyful Shabbat" is one of 17 pieces in Beth Bourland's "Journey to Judaism" exhibit.
Posted inCulture

Artist Beth Bourland chronicles her conversion to Judaism in striking watercolors and collages

by Liz Harris August 16, 2022August 17, 2022
Israeli singer Svika Pick, who died Aug. 14, 2022, at the age of 72, in 1985. (Photo/JTA-Moshe Shai-Flash90)
Posted inMusic

Svika Pick, Eurovision-winning singer who coaxed Israel into the world of pop, dies at 72

by Ron Kampeas and JTA August 16, 2022
In episode 5 of "The Rehearsal," Nathan Fielder navigates the complexities of an interfaith family — sort of. (Photo/Courtesy HBO)
Posted inTV & Film

Nathan Fielder’s HBO show ‘The Rehearsal’ offers an unusual portrayal of interfaith parenting gone wrong

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg and JTA August 15, 2022
Rita Semel at home in San Francisco, where she has devoted herself to public service for decades. (Photo/Norm Levin)
Posted inBooks

At 100 years old, local Jewish legend Rita Semel gets a young adult biography

by Dan Pine August 15, 2022August 19, 2022
The Arab Liberation Mural in the Mission District's Clarion Alley was created by activists with the Arab Resource and Organizing Center, Arab Youth Organizing and local and international artists. (Photo/Gabe Stutman)
Posted inArt

How a dispute over a ‘Zionism Is Racism’ mural derailed an S.F. public library exhibit

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman August 12, 2022August 16, 2022
Patients lay in beds in the “Syndrome K” unit at Fatebenefratelli Hospital. (Photo/JTA-“Syndrome K”-Freestyle Digital Media)
Posted inCulture

To save Jews and keep the Nazis away, these doctors invented a fake infectious disease

by Stephen Silver and JTA August 12, 2022August 12, 2022
“The Prophet of the Andes: An Unlikely Journey to the Promised Land,” by Graciela Mochkofsky, traces the saga of a group of Peruvian Jews.
Posted inBooks

An unlikely mass conversion in Peru gets a closer look in new book about ‘Inca Jews’

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA August 11, 2022August 12, 2022
Elana Dykewomon (Photo/Jane Tyska)
Posted inObituaries

Activist-writer Elana Dykewomon dies, just as her first play debuts

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten August 9, 2022August 17, 2022
Tom Sturridge as Dream with his very powerful and important bag of sand and gas mask thing in "Sandman. "(Photo/Forward-Courtesy Netflix)
Posted inTV

Judaism, mythology and God knows what else haunt the dreams of Netflix’s ‘Sandman’

Mira Fox by Mira Fox and Forward August 9, 2022August 9, 2022

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