Differences between Ashkenazi, Mizrahi, and Sephardic Jews have come sharply into focus since Zohran Mamdani became mayor. In ...

(The Conversation) — Most ideas about Jewish culture in the United States come from Ashkenazi traditions, but there’s a vast landscape of Jewish cultures around the world – and represented in the US. ...

Editor’s note: This essay was adapted from “The Dressmaker’s Mirror,” a new book about sudden death and Ashkenazi Jewish mutations. In Jewish communities, conversations about genetic risks often focus ...

In November 2024, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services sparked renewed scrutiny of controversial statements he ...

NEW YORK — Some 3.5 million of today's Ashkenazi Jews — about 40 percent of the total Ashkenazi population — are descended from just four women, a genetic study indicates. Those women apparently lived ...

The creator of a buzzy line of cake-shaped bags, Marlo Gorelick recently pivoted to making accessories in the shape of Jewish foods. (New York Jewish Week) — Like so many stuck at home during the ...

Samira Mehta receives funding from the Henry Luce Foundation for a project called Jews of Color: Histories and Futures. “Tradition!” rings out the opening line of “Fiddler on the Roof,” the Broadway ...

(The Conversation) — “Tradition!” rings out the opening line of “Fiddler on the Roof,” the Broadway play that brought Jewish life to stages around the world. The 1964 musical gives audiences a window ...