Tunes from his childhood accompanied Yitzchak Freilich through the camps and on to his new life in America. Recorded by his son, they are now online as part of the National Library of Israel collection
In Photos: Jewish Africa
Jono David’s ‘never-ending Jewish photo tour’ led him to document a diverse collection of the African continent’s often-overlooked Jewish communities, both new and old
Drawing Moses… From the Sublime to the Ridiculous
A glimpse into how artists across the ages have tried to depict the undepictable events at Mt. Sinai…
Jerusalem’s “Prussian Island in an Oriental Sea”
Letters from Edith Gerson-Kiwi, the Grande Dame of Israeli musicology, reveal particular and universal truths about the ‘age-old capital of the world’
How I Found the Lost Ending to a Legendary Author’s Story
Modern technology helped reveal the conclusion to “Falik and His House”, written by renowned Yiddish author Jacob Dinezon nearly 120 years ago
Rabbi Löw’s “Kiss” from Prison
101 years after it was written, “The Kiss” by preeminent Hungarian Rabbi Immánuel Löw has finally been translated into English
The Cry
A lamentation for Nechama, mother of Alec
David Ben David Cheated Death… and Missed Israel’s Birth
He swam to Haifa in 1940, unknowingly escaping the ill-fated “Patria”, then spent most of the 1948 war as a POW, saved from death more than once by his Arab Legion captors
Reporting the Holocaust Alongside Vacation Ads
In 1939, sickening accounts of impending genocide appeared on the same pages as cruise and resort promos
The Wicked Son Runs the Seder: Yiddish Parodies of the Haggadah
They provided annual humorous explorations of religion, politics, current events and much more…
