Book raises profile of extraordinary American Jewish women
By JOSEFIN DOLSTEN NEW YORK (JTA) — While looking at family photos, historian Pamela Nadell noticed how female relatives dressed...
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Editorial: Moving to monthly publication
Beginning with the March 8 edition, the American Jewish World will be published monthly. On April 5, we will publish...
Cantor Richard Schwartz: Judaism as a creative enterprise
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR Richard J. Schwartz, who was hired in July 2018 as the cantor for Bet Shalom Congregation in...
Gershon Baskin: A memoir from an Israeli optimist
I interviewed Gershon Baskin on my last visit to Israel, in 2013 (7-5-13 AJW). Regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, most knowledgeable...
Jack J. Hersch: Out of Mauthausen
Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER Hungarian David Arieh Hersch is said to be the only person to have escaped twice from...