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How to oppose the ‘final solution’
Mindy Holland reviews Dara Horn’s provocative new book on antisemitism, curiosity, and why Jewish peoplehood needs defending.
Mindy Holland
Sep 24, 2026
Culture
Arts & Entertainment
Jews who embraced play and toys featured in Strong National Museum exhibit
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.
Menachem Wecker
Sep 10, 2026
Culture
Arts & Entertainment
NY Fashion Week holds its first exclusively Jewish fashion show
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.
Vita Fellig
Sep 10, 2026
Culture
Arts & Entertainment
Yiddish Book Center to celebrate Sholem Aleichem this fall; open house set for Oct. 25
The Yiddish Book Center’s fall lineup features a Woody Guthrie documentary and an Oct. 25 open house honoring Sholem Aleichem.
The Jewish World
Aug 20, 2026
Culture
Arts & Entertainment
In Breathing Under Water, mom with autistic son, college swimming star save each other
Mindy the Book Yenta reviews Jacqueline Friedland’s novel about a school administrator raising an autistic son and a college swimmer finding her way.
Mindy Holland
Aug 20, 2026
Culture
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Albany author Sophie Panzer’s first novel blends Jewish magical realism and existential questions
Mindy the Book Yenta reviews Albany author Sophie Panzer’s debut novel, Son of Sasha, which blends Jewish magical realism with life after Oct. 7.
Mindy Holland
Aug 6, 2026