In “Playmakers,” Michael Kimmel unpacks the history of Jewish entrepreneurs who started name-brand toy companies – and ...

For most of history, parents couldn’t buy their kids dolls, action figures, or the like. Then playtime became big business.

Biblical numbers are a little like the relatives at a family wedding—everyone has heard stories about them, nobody fully understands them, and at least one of them has a slightly bad reputation. From ...

According to the chapter published by Yedioth, the alleged recruitment of al-Hassan began when an intelligence officer asked ...

A new biography of the Berlin-born philosopher emphasizes his combination of stubborn unworldliness and startling prescience.

A federal appeals court on Friday cleared ⁠the ⁠way for a Louisiana law requiring the ⁠display of the Ten Commandments in all ...

It has been three weeks since a repulsive group of fanatics claiming to speak for the Palestinian people, under the umbrella ...

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The second fatal shooting of an American citizen by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis ignited a political firestorm. Jack Ohman leads this week’s editorial cartoon gallery with his view of ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) — Schools around New York and New Jersey have announced closings for Tuesday as cleanup efforts from the intense snowstorm continue. In New York City, Central Park saw its ...

The Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC) announces the 24th annual Jewish Film Festival, running March 24–31 and April 3-6.

While the days of forcing left-handed children to use their right hands are mostly over, the bias against lefties continues in most languages around the world.