The pandemic has played havoc with musical groups, theater companies, dance troupes and others in the past two years. But many have now returned to...
It’s taken a while. But after 15 months of being closed to the public, the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst has reopened its doors, with a new art...
I am not one for New Year’s resolutions. Especially during a pandemic, resolutions seem a bit burdensome right now. That said, I stand by my 2019...
If concerts, dance festivals and theater can find a presence on the internet in the midst of the pandemic, why not literary events?This month...
An artistic lineage persistent in spite of diaspora and genocide: That’s the foundation on which the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst has built its...
It was a rich time for Yiddish culture and publications, a flowering of talent and creativity — much of which would be brutally cut down by the...
RadishesSpring radishes, with varietal names like Bunny Tail, French Breakfast and Easter Egg owe their early availability to a brief cultivation...
The original brassy broad who influenced everyone from Mae West to Bette Midler to Madonna, Sophie Tucker began her six-decade career in the age of...
The Yiddish Book Center has received a $5 million check from two New Jersey donors, putting the nonprofit closer to its $50 million fundraising...
By LUIS FIELDMAN Emma Lyandres heard about the summer camp “Great Jewish Books” from a friend, and says she knew right away she wanted to join. “I...