Arts & Entertainment
The 2009 Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema, applauding, celebrating and supporting Israel, its...
“Mentsch tracht, Gott lacht.” warns the old Yiddish proverb (“Man plans, God laughs.”).
Chicago cabaret singer performs Streisand hits, weaving her own story into the show.
JUF News arts columnist Jan Lisa Huttner (Tzivi) chats with Michael Stulhbarg.
Thirteen-year-old Spencer Tweedy takes the music world, blogosphere and Jewish community by storm.
The original Jersey boys, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, to headline 2009 Vanguard Dinner...
Chicago premiere of film adaptation tells the story of inventing the perfect Jewish boyfriend.
“It all sounds alike,” is the usual dismissal of a new listener to any unfamiliar genre, from hip...
Festival runs Oct. 29 through Nov. 8 at AMC Loews 600 North Michigan Avenue in Chicago and the...
Jewish filmmaker and Chicago native ‘plays the game’ in his new movie about dating at any age.
Hollywood likes to portray people living the double life.
Israel's Negev expands cultural offerings with the opening of new theater school
"Welcome to the Kit Kat Klub! The girls are beautiful."
Israeli and Jewish artists showcase work at kick-off event Thursday, August 27
DC-based director Aviva Kempner, the filmmaker behind 1998’s award-winning doc The Live and Times...
New initiative features artist commissions for Spertus’s glass-enclosed, street-level vestibule...
One of the world’s top entertainers will step up to the mike Monday, Aug. 3, in Chicago for JUF’s...
Jan Lisa Huttner Joan Marcus © 2009. All Rights Reserved. Chaim Topol stars as "Teyve" in Fiddler...
Chicago filmmaker Harold Ramis discusses Jewish identity and film comedy repertoire for ADL.
The best children’s music can be listened to by whole families, and Jewish children’s music is no...
Consumer affairs expert’s new shopping guide offers tips on life’s most important ‘buy’.
and other great musical acts on Israel Solidarity Day.
Translates the weekly Torah portion and engage the congregation.
Jan Lisa Huttner Eitan Riklis.Courtesy of IFC Films. All rights reserved. Hiam Abbass as...
"Chai-Art", a presentation of work by Hillel Arts in the Loop
Let the matzah meal go.
Shana Shuman of Chicago, IL shows off her award winning dish at the 3rd Annual Simply...
Please help keep food on the table for Jews in Chicago, in Israel, and worldwide.
Last year’s Chicago Latino Film Festival brought us glimpses of modern Jewish life in Chile and...
Barbra Streisand’s Yentl has just been re-released in a brand-new 25th-anniversary DVD box set.
Israeli playwright Motti Lerner came to Chicago in 2006 when the Victory Gardens Theatre presented...
Mizmor shir l’yom haShabbat—“Let us sing a song to the day of Shabbat,” starts Psalm 92 of the...
Jan Lisa Huttner
Sura Leah Rozenblum, who was barely 23 years old when...
Jan Lisa Huttner reviews Oscar nominee Waltz with Bashir, the story of an Israeli soldier's quest...
Time has flown at the new Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies, which opened its doors at 610 S....
Business skills might help spiritual leaders undertake change, forge closer relationships with...
Cindy Sher Managing Editor There’s a newly elected president from Chicago…other than...
Clayton Frohman spent 12 years developing his Defiance screenplay in close collaboration with...
Chicago-born director Ed Zwick cast Denzel Washington in his first Oscar-winning role (in the 1989...
Stefanie Pervos Staff Writer Pictured on the book jacket is an old cigar club at the Sherman...
Israel’s Batshva Dance Company, which has not performed in Chicago since 1971, will appear at the...
Barbara Schneider-Kempf, the Director General of the Berlin State Library in Germany, has accepted...
Chicagoan wins her first trip to Israel through Israel Government Tourist Office’s Video Contest.
The Chicago Humanities Festival, in partnership with Spertus Institute for Jewish Studies, has...
Midway between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, I went down to Hyde Park to see Court Theatre’s...
Apply for 2009-2010 Federation scholarships by Feb. 16
Spertus Museum, at Chicago’s Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies, expands the ways it provides...
Tells the epic story of the systematic theft, deliberate destruction and miraculous survival of...
In honor of the Jewish holiday season, the 38-member Chicago Chamber Choir is presenting special...
Family activities from 1-4 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 8 in Burnstein Hall of the Regenstein Center.
Nextbook has entered an extraordinary growth phase that promises to benefit intellectually curious...
Barak Heymann, one-half of Israel’s remarkably prolific Heymann Brothers Films company, has two...
Hot on the heels of its hugely successful 11th New York show, the 15th annual Chicago exposition...
David Chack, a faculty member in Northwestern University’s Theatre and Jewish Studies Department...
The Covenant Foundation celebrates its role as convener – of people, perspectives and ideas.
To reach “Incredible India,” I flew non-stop about 8,000 miles in 16 hours.
Throughout history, Jewish athletes have been recognized more for their faith than for their...
In the 1960s, Bill Bernbach, a legendary figure in American advertising, came up with the idea of...
The film festival runs Oct. 29-Nov. 2 at AMC Loews/Piper’s Alley 4 in Chicago and Nov. 3-9 at The...
Filling in the _____ and putting a new spin on the card-sending tradition.
The only question is, how do we do it?
Israeli schools offer an education, but not the kind you might expect.
A history of conflict in the Holy Land.
Featuring Two Singers and Humanitarians, David D’Or and John Yin Tzu Chi Foundation USA.
1980s staple ‘Dirty Dancing’ reinvents itself on the Chicago stage
‘Sanctuary’ visits Israel with Lt. Gov. Quinn, looks at High Holidays from a younger perspective....
For some strange reason, I remember the scene with clarity. I was in the kitchen, early on a...
Who said, “Yiddish has been dying for a thousand years, and I’m sure it will go on dying for...
Celebrating Israel’s global imprint on classical music—and music’s impact on Israeli life and...
Professional directors will stage at least four plays about Israel by Israeli and American...
Long before Robin Williams and Jim Carrey became famous for their impersonations and manic comedic...
In mid-2005, when it became clear that Israel would soon carry out its disengagement plan to...
Reggae’s most unlikely rising star, an Orthodox Jewish beatboxer.
First in a series about favorite Jewish books.
Story on true-crime autobiography author Craig Glazer, "The King of Sting".
Dan Pane Haj Amin al Husseini may be the worst S.O.B. you never heard of. But author John...
The Terminator is many things — an enemy, a protector, a futuristic killing machine with a heart...
“Undiscovered” by Debra Winger.
Baseball has always had great nicknames: the "Splendid Splinter," "Charlie Hustle," "The Sultan of...
Hall of Fame plans celebration of Tiger legend.
How do we invite the skeptical, the uncommitted, those who know little of their Jewish heritage to...
Unlike most Jewish holidays with their “must do or not do” restrictions, and themes of being...
During the past few years, there’s been a resurgence of interest in tikkun leil Shavuot. Of all...
In the Old Country, Shavuot meals often started with cold, creamy soups, an appetizer that has all...
Among all the major holidays on the Jewish calendar, why is Shavuot the most likely to be...
Seven hours of continuous music and dance, rows of and crafts, organizations and agencies, books...
Symphony Center Presents Michael Tilson Thomas’ The Thomashefskys June 1 and 3.
“What I Wish They Would Have Taught Me in Sunday School About Science, the Bible and God,” (Grace...
As a life-long fan of the Chicago Cubs, a team that has not reached the World Series since 1945 or...
There’s only so much you can do with water, flour and an abundance of religious prescriptions.
During Passover, my thoughts are drawn to lamb.
As we recall the bitterness of our ancestors enslaved in Egypt, and their ultimate redemption by...
My family’s Passover tradition
"Hana's Suitcase" depicts what happens when Japanese students and their teacher.
Musicians not so long ago would be regarded as colossal sell-outs for licensing their work for use...
Statman to perform selctions from his two new releases: Awakening from Above and East Flatbush Blues
Reading and adhering to the mother of all books, the most influential bestsellers of all times—the...
As interfaith marriage rates are on the rise, rabbis are taking new measures to help their...
Course in Positive Psychology taps scientific research and Jewish background to fight modern...
Graphic novel wins in Children’s and Young Adult Literature category; published by local press.
Goldie’s Lox and the Three Bagels: Fractured Jewish Fairy Tales by Jeffrey and Lila Dubinsky. New...
Several fast-food franchise restaurants are going kosher.
Located in the Crowne Plaza Chicago Metro Hotel
Easy recipies for holiday treats.
Yearnings: Embracing the Sacred Messiness of Life (Hyperion; September 2007; $13.95)
Amateur chefs compete in semifinals to create unique, easy kosher dishes
Performing for a citywide teen concert as part of a yearlong celebration of “Israel at 60.”
Winnetka resident tells the tale of her family’s immigration from Ukraine to North America
“Hours of Devotion: Fanny Neuda’s Book of Prayers for Jewish Women
At the center of the controversy are movies quite opposite in mood and tone.
A new documentary, “My Kid Could Paint That,” by Amir Bar-Lev.
They look nothing like monsters — but appearances can be deceiving.
Berg portrayed Molly Goldberg as a Jewish character in an age of widespread anti-Semitism in the...
Papers and die cuts decorated with pastel menorahs, golden photographs of bagels and challah and...
Once immersed you’ll manage to float like a matzah ball
Fellowship a direct outgrowth of student responses from on-going evaluation process.
Unveil the riches of the a cappella Jewish tradition.
Dreams inform and shape the soul.
18 films are scheduled for this year’s Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema, which plays in the...
'Tis the season for new calendars.
As the High Holidays approach each year, many community members turn to reading to supplement...
Josie A.G. Shapiro My childhood was spent with Baked Apples and Chicken on Rosh Hashanah and...
Laura Brown Researcher Writer 1932 Olympic gold medal winner Lillian Copeland. When Shuli Eshel...
The “virtual cinema” film digitization project at the Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive at the...
Bryan Schwartzman The blogosphere, MySpace, YouTube. As the World Wide Web continues to evolve at...
Hate and terror-related sites on the Internet has increased to more than 7,000
Jewish American poet best known for the poem “New Colossus,” which appears on the base of the...
Jewish life on campus is the topic of this edition of Sanctuary.
About ten kilometers west of Jerusalem is the beautiful landscaped national park of Ein Hemed...
Last Thursday, Walt Whitman and The Soul Children of Chicago visited to the Shoshana Absorption...
The bat mitzvah herself wants the band to play Justin Timberlake. Her parents, however, do not...
David Broza is one of Israel’s most popular musical exports.
Bibliophile/longtime Jewish book group leader recommends Jewish-themed titles to tote to the beach.
The 2007 Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema will celebrate the best of Israeli films in Chicago...
Jewish 20-something strives to find love and fame on YouTube reality show
At a Manhattan party one night, Jewish comedian Judy Gold mentioned to her friend Kate Moira Ryan...
Many college students head south during spring break. So when Sarah Mayhan, Lila Miller, and Max...
The Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra (JSO), the oldest musical institution in Jerusalem, is in danger...
Baseball is making aliyah. America’s favorite pastime is coming to Israel, as the inaugural season...
Jewish teens tune in to positive hour of broadcasting on the ‘Midwest NCSY Radio Hour’
As we celebrate the 40th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem, it is important to...
Free Jewish children’s books introduce Jewish tradition, create positive memories
Paul Wieder Lexxi has some wild friends, and we don’t mean they like to have parties ...
When Gunter Grass, Nobel laureate and arguably Germany’s best-known postwar author, revealed in...
Each time Aaron Elster tells his story of struggle and survival during the Holocaust, he is a...
A Blessing to One Another: Pope John Paul II and the Jewish People
Exhibit Set to Open April 14,...
So it's the first day of Passover and you're already sick of eating boring ol' matzoh? Moshe...
Graphic novel on history of Israel, HOMELAND now available
If you are a fan of Central European literature on the lines of Joseph Roth, Stefan Zweig or...
Jewish journalist shares conversations with 62 famous Jews about their Jewish identity
On Feb. 11, the Grammy Awards will air their 49th annual broadcast. Which means the Grammys are...
Three organizations—the Society for the Preservation of Hebrew Books, a nonprofit organization...
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Aaron B. Cohen
Executive Editor
Gorgeous is a word Chana...
There’s a joke floating around JUF’s Young Leadership Division (YLD) office that the slogan for...
Leadership plays a central role in Jewish history as well as in contemporary Jewish life. “From...
Abigail Pickus grew up surrounded by books.
Her family members were all voracious readers and her...
Imagine the pain and exhilaration that comes with dating, but add to that, experiencing it in...
In Germany, North Shore Country Day School students grasp the tragic past and perform hope for the...
Physics professor by day, comedian by night offers a collection of Jewish jokes through space and...
The huge, borrowed 36-cup tin coffee pot had already been plugged in, bubbling out its old...
Filmmakers are wrestling with four different projects to document or dramatize the story of Daniel...
As Israel celebrates its 58th birthday, The Jerusalem Post's former editor Carl Schrag offers up...
They came, trying to forget, trying to forge new pathways in their brains to erase the horrors...
Steven Spielberg shifted from black-and-white to color during the emotional coda to "Schindler's...
When all has been said about the 2005 White Sox, all fans will agree that the Sox brought them...
The sleepy little shtetl-like town of Union Pier was a world unto itself for us, the summer...
Alfred Blum, a Chicago Jewish watchmaker, fled Germany with his wife just before World War II...
The sea of white tallises (prayer shawls), still fragrant from the cedar chests where they were...
Documentary chronicles Jewish immigrant entertainers' rise to the Great White Way
When author Alex Kotlowitz envisioned a book chronicling the true story of two African-American...
Jeffrey A. Leon (Edited for general audience) I sat in a narcoleptic daze Somewhere between the...
Some 250 works of art created during the Holocaust by prisoners of Auschwitz can now be seen on...
