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Bertha Pappenheim, a descendant of Glickl Hamel, poses as Glikl for this portrait painted by the artist Leopold Pilichowski.

How did Europe’s Jews cope with a 17th-century plague? This 350-year-old memoir offers a glimpse.

BOSTON ( JTA ) – More than 350 years ago, a plague took a deadly toll on Hamburg, Germany. As the High Holidays approached, fear and panic set in and many of the city’s Jewish families fled. … more

Penny Schwartz | 7/28/20

Nancy Katz bringing her community-infused artwork to the JCC – and you can help

For artist Nancy Katz, community is essential. It is at the heart of all her work, which began in the 1980s, when she volunteered with the NAMES Project AIDS Quilt. “Being involved in that … more

MICHAEL SCHEMAILLE | 7/3/20

How this iconic Yiddish song became an anthem for Black Americans

This story originally appeared on Kveller. What makes one person tick is totally subjective, but science confirms that people are hard-wired to respond to music. It lifts our moods, eases pain and … more

Arielle Kaplan | 6/22/20

Some believe ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ was staged somewhere in the world every day since the ’60s. COVID-19 ended that.

( JTA ) — The coronavirus pandemic has done something that no war, natural disaster or other calamity has been able to do for more than 50 years: It’s put a stop to stage performances of … more

Stephen Silver | 6/17/20

How Philadelphia’s creative Jews are handling the coronavirus pandemic

PHILADELPHIA ( JTA ) — Before the social unrest erupted here in the wake of the killing of George Floyd, Philadelphia struggled mightily with the coronavirus pandemic as one of the nation’s … more

Stephen Silver | 6/4/20

Valerie Braham, widow of one of the victims of the Hyper Cacher grocery store shooting in Paris, appears in “Viral: Antisemitism in Four Mutations.”

Anti-Semitism examined as a social virus in new PBS documentary

( J. The Jewish News of Northern California ) — Any person who follows the news knows that anti-Semitism is on the rise around the world. As it has spread, so has our insight that this is a hatred … more

Laura Paull | 5/27/20

Mariusz Matera (left) and Czeslaw Uszyński (right) at Kraków’s Tempel Synagogue.

Polish artist, activist and musician preserves the memory of Jewish life in Chelm

Among the 11 Poles recognized at the 2019 “Preserving Memory” awards ceremony for their role in protecting their country’s Jewish heritage were three men from Chelm: Zbigniew S. … more

SHAI AFSAI and ARIELA ALUSH | 5/3/20

Jewish shows, films worthy of binge-watching – or not

I’m not a fan of self-isolating, but I’m living it as best I can. Still, as an extrovert, I miss my friends, my coworkers and the constant human activity of “normal” … more

MICHAEL SCHEMAILLE | 5/3/20

Barrington artist’s work is getting noticed

Barrington resident Rachel Rasnick “just picked up a brush and started painting” four years ago at Looking Upwards, a day program for adults with developmental disabilities. Rasnick, … more

MICHAEL SCHEMAILLE | 4/6/20

Families that play together … keep their sanity

Last year, I wrote an article about games that bring the family together. This year, the coronavirus situation practically guarantees that families will be together, likely through Passover and … more

MICHAEL SCHEMAILLE | 4/5/20