Helen Frankenthaler: Abstract Expressionist Painter Awarded the National Medal of Arts
Frankenthaler spanned several generations of abstract painters while continuing to produce…
The Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History Reopens After Two-Year Hiatus
The Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History is the only museum in the U.S. dedicated exclusively…
Comedy Legend Billy Crystal Gets Audience at 2022 Tony Awards to Join in With His ‘Yiddish’ Scat Singing
The audience members — including cameos by Samuel L. Jackson and Lin-Manuel Miranda…
Some Jewish Non-Believers Continue to Adhere to Jewish Customs and Rituals — Why?
The very notion of atheist Jews might seem like an oxymoron: It is not…
Steven Weinberg: Nobel Prize Laureate in Physics and Winner of Many Other Prestigious Awards
In 2004, he received the Benjamin Franklin Medal of the American Philosophical Society…
Moroccan Jewish Music: Striving to Preserve a Rich Heritage That Is Disappearing
The Jewish community of Morocco once numbered more than 250,000; now only…
Andy Goldfarb: How I Went From Being ‘Crazy Driven’ to Believing in the Value of Doing Nothing
Andy Goldfarb, co-founder and Executive Managing Director of venture capital company Globespan Capital Partners, had always been a driven human being obsessed with “success.” Then came a series of setbacks: marriage fell apart, business issues, and most of all, a serious physical injury that left him bedridden, in pain, and unable to do anything. The…
Sue Bird: The Women’s Basketball Superstar Announces She’ll Retire After This Year
She has won a joint-record four WNBA championships with the Storm, a historic five Olympic gold medals, two NCAA Championships with UConn…
Neiman Marcus: Premier Purveyor of Luxury Goods Founded by a Jewish Sister and Brother
Herbert Marcus Sr., his sister Carrie Marcus Neiman (pictured), and her husband, Abraham Lincoln Neiman , founded the Neiman Marcus department store on Sept. 10, 1907. It was lavishly furnished and stocked with clothing of a quality then not commonly found in Texas. Within a few weeks, the store’s initial inventory, mostly acquired on a…
Amy Weiss: Rabbi Who Founded the Nonprofit ‘Undies for Everyone’ Is Named a CNN Hero
Weiss started Undies for Everyone (UFE) in 2008 when a social worker expressed to her the need that disadvantaged youth had for underwear…
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