Culture

A former Glens Falls editor’s play about his newsroom is having its world premiere at theREP in Albany.

SJCC’s monthly Jewish Film Festival runs October through April, opening with the Iranian judo documentary “Tatami” on Oct. 17.

Mindy Holland revisits Helene Wecker’s Golem and the Jinni trilogy as its final book, The Gates of Midnight, arrives.

A new online course pairs close reading of a Yiddish memoir with hands-on writing exercises over four Tuesday evenings on Zoom.

Mindy Holland reviews Dara Horn’s provocative new book on antisemitism, curiosity, and why Jewish peoplehood needs defending.

Ethel G. Hofman marks a rare trifecta of 9/11, Shabbat and Rosh Hashanah with recipes for a sweet new year, from crown challah to honey cake.

A Strong National Museum of Play display in Rochester traces the outsized Jewish role in the American toy and game industry, from Barbie to Hasbro.

Eighteen Jewish designers and more than 30 models took part in New York Fashion Week’s first all-Jewish runway show days before Rosh Hashanah.

The Yiddish Book Center’s fall lineup features a Woody Guthrie documentary and an Oct. 25 open house honoring Sholem Aleichem.

Mindy the Book Yenta reviews Jacqueline Friedland’s novel about a school administrator raising an autistic son and a college swimmer finding her way.