Housewife shakes up her world in 'Afternoon Delight'
In her feature-film debut as a writer and director, Jill Soloway has created the portrait of a Jewish woman that...
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The global phenomenon of anti-Semitism
The Devil That Never Dies, by Daniel Jonah Goldhagen, Little, Brown, 485 pages, $30 Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER In his...
"The Attack" opens Aug. 23 at Edina Cinema
In his AJW review of The Attack, Michael Fox wrote that "Beirut-born, Paris-based writer-director Ziad Doueiri has crafted a searing...
Egyptian Jews: We support military’s fight against ‘terrorism’
Only 14 women make up Cairo’s dwindling Jewish community, but they support the army’s campaign — even if it means...
Bar Mitzva video sparks debate over culture of excess
By JTA Staff (JTA) — For some boys reaching the age of Bar Mitzva, donning a prayer shawl and reading...