Frankenstein: A play for a perilous time
by MAX SPARBER Community News Editor Minnesota has an odd taste for Frankenstein’s monster, the towering revived corpse from Mary...
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Ben Marcus: A book of imaginary woes
Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER If you like clever short stories about unhappy, frustrated or lonely people, you'll love Notes from...
Rahm Emanuel will leave a city — and Jewish community — divided about his legacy as mayor
By BEN SALES (JTA) — As Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel prepares to exit City Hall after eight years in office,...
Lawrence Bacow, Harvard’s Jewish president, wants to restore faith in higher education
By Penny Schwartz CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (JTA) — Harvard University Jewish students take note: You may want to be on your...
A 1939 phone book could be the key to unlocking millions in Polish Holocaust restitution payments
By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ WARSAW (JTA) — In the small park behind the only synagogue in this city to have survived...