International Holocaust Remembrance Day: The Horrors of Status Gaps in the Lodz Ghetto

צילום נדיר שצולם בסתר, גטו לודז', 1941-1942 (אוסף צבי קדושין, המרכז לתיעוד חזותי ע"ש אוסטר, בית התפוצות)

“Filth, lack of discipline! Let us glimpse the site where the tragedy took place…Shattered windows, broken doors, dismantled floors…working bathrooms in only one home…How much time does it take for a European to lose his semblance of culture in conditions like these? None. Can you preserve culture with draconian punishments like denying soup or benches?[]

The Jewish Publisher Who Took St. Petersburg by Storm

אלכסנדר צדרבוים, סנט פטרבורג 1885 (ויקימדיה, מתוך אוסף הספריה הלאומית)

Though he wasn’t the first to publish a modern newspaper in Hebrew; though the paper wasn’t the largest, nor the most popular; though he sometimes copied from his adversaries; and though he didn’t stand out in his education among his colleagues – still, the paper “HaMelitz” and its publisher and editor, Aleksander Zederbaum (“The Cedar”) have[]

You Bastard! The Mysterious Book That Made Fun of Jesus

פסל של ישו על גשר קרל עם כיתוב בעברית באותיות זהב. פראג, צ'כוסלובקיה, 1987 (צילום: ד"ר תיאודור כהן, ארה"ב. המרכז לתיעוד חזותי ע"ש אוסטר, בית התפוצות)

In 1979, when the film “The Life of Brian” by the Monty Python group was released, it immediately provoked fury and insult, as Jesus Christ, rather than a saint martyr born to a virgin, was presented as a foolish loser who found himself in ridiculous situations and somehow made the Jews believe he was the[]

Who by Fire? The Story of “Unetanneh Tokef”

This coming Yom Kippur, just like every year, during the Musaf prayer, the famous piyyut “Unetanneh Tokef“ will be once again sung and touch all hearts in Ashkenazi synagogues and in part of the Sephardi and Yemenite ones as well. The piyyut opens with the words “Let us now relate the power of this day’s holiness,[]

Remember That We Suffered: “Crazy Ex” and Jewish Consciousness

“Crazy Ex Girlfriend” is a series created by Rachel Bloom, a Jewish-American comedian and producer, famous for her clips on feminine sexuality, Judaism, women geeks, among other topics. The song Chanukah Honey is a nice example to start with. Bloom uses a Christmas carol and converts it hilariously (warning: the clip contains sexual references as well[]

One Italian Earthquake That’s Been Stirring Judaism for 500 Years

העמוד הפותח את תרגום אגרת אריסטיאס מתוך המהדורה המקורית של "מאור עיניים", מנטובה, איטליה 1574

Throughout most of Jewish history, Jewish scholars and authors contributed in all genres but one: they wrote Halacha and Agadah, poetry, lamentations, songs of joy, holidays poems, ethics, Kabbala and “Sod” (mystery) literature – you can find Jewish authors everywhere in written culture. But there was one field which they have been avoiding until the[]

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