The Nov. 15 film festival showing at the Schenectady JCC will be followed by a Zoom conversation with director Joe Burke.

Jim Clevenson on voting in Schenectady, the big questions, curiosity, an autumn walk, the Festival of Nations and Rabbi Rubin.

Speaking at a Munich synagogue, Friedrich Merz said armed guards outside Jewish institutions show open Jewish life in Germany is still not possible.

Storyteller and musician Sandy Schuman brings Chelm folklore and Adirondack tall tales to the Gates of Heaven luncheon in Schenectady.

Israel’s president used the new Knesset’s first session to press for broader regional ties, a full term for lawmakers and a reckoning with Oct. 7.

Analysts weigh whether the Yashar leader can reach a Knesset majority without breaking his campaign promises.