“Jews of the Wild West” to air on Kansas City PBS
“Jews of the Wild West,” a new feature-length documentary about Jewish American pioneers, will air on Kansas City PBS in May.
“Jews of the Wild West,” a new feature-length documentary about Jewish American pioneers, will air on Kansas City PBS in May.
(JTA) — Seymour Stein, one of the most influential music executives of the 20th century, who frequently throughout his career referred to his Jewish Brooklynite roots, died at 80 at his home in Los Angeles.
(JNS) For the last decade, the family of 18-year-old Minaleah Koffron says it shared advance notice of Jewish holiday schedules with the Portage Public Schools — a school district in southern Michigan almost halfway between Chicago and Detroit — via letters, phone calls and in-person meetings.
This article was sponsored by and produced in partnership with Sharsheret, the national Jewish breast cancer and ovarian cancer organization. This article was produced by JTA’s native content team.
(JNS) Few art aficionados can rattle off many names of 18th-century women artists.
(JTA) — A “National Day of Hate” against Jews planned by white supremacists that triggered sweeping warnings from law enforcement and Jewish security officials came and went without significant incident on Saturday.
(JTA) — Songwriter Burt Bacharach, who with his longtime lyricist Hal David turned out a string of hits in the 1960s and ’70s — including “Alfie” and “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head” — died on Feb. 8 at his home in Los Angeles. He was 94.
This article is sponsored by and produced in collaboration with Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center. This story was produced by JTA’s native content team.
(JTA) — Jews made up nearly half of America’s biggest philanthropic donors last year, according to a calculation by Forbes of who gave the most money away in 2022.
(JTA) — A conference of Jewish educators became first responders of sorts when Colorado Gov. Jared Polis had an emergency: The Jewish governor was about to be sworn in for a second term and he couldn’t find his Tanakh, or Hebrew Bible.