Jennifer A. Stern
By Jennifer A. Stern
-
Forverts in English Why music scholar Henry Sapoznik returned a painting he won at a raffle
'The Wedding' is one of hundreds of paintings that self-taught Jewish artist Mayer Kirshenblatt did of his hometown, Opatow
-
Forverts in English The tragic fate of a young Jewish children’s orchestra in 1933
This rare glimpse of a happy moment in prewar Jewish community life offers no hint of what lay ahead
-
Forverts in English The art teacher who inspired Marc Chagall to paint Jewish men and women
Yehuda Pen showed his students that a specifically Jewish “fine” art was both possible and desirable.
-
Forverts in English Charles Dickens: A friend of the Jews?
A 1912 Yiddish newspaper article tried to simplify Charles Dickens' relationship with the Jews. The real story is messier, but far more interesting.
-
Forverts in English Why the poet Anna Margolin wrote a 1915 column about actress Sarah Bernhardt’s leg
Margolin hoped it would help women think more about female courage, self-fulfillment and even self-sacrifice for a higher cause.
-
Forverts in English Striking illustrations set in a timeless shtetl
Joseph Budko created his art in the golden age for illustrated Jewish books between 1910 and 1940.
-
Forverts in English Eating Chinese meant proving that the shtetl had been left behind
A study done by two sociologists helps explain how this American Jewish tradition relates to fundamental issues of identity.
-
Forverts in English Why you never heard of the avant-garde Jewish artist Sarah Shor
She survived pogroms, Stalin and more — by safely avoiding the spotlight
Explore
Most Popular
- 1
Fast Forward ‘Rabbi rebellion’: 33 Orthodox rabbis endorse Harris
- 2
Opinion Here’s why Orthodox Jews are loyal to Trump — even if they don’t love him
- 3
Opinion I was a Bernie supporter. This year, I’m voting Trump. Here’s why liberal Jews like me made the switch
- 4
FIRST PERSON As a rabbi, he helped others mourn. So why wouldn’t his daughter say kaddish for him?
In Case You Missed It
-
News Live: As Election Day dawns, what Jewish texts say about voting and all the Jewish news you need
-
Opinion This election, I finally understand the undecided Jewish voter
-
Fast Forward Haaretz faces blowback after liberal Israeli paper’s publisher praises ‘Palestinian freedom fighters’
-
Fast Forward American Airlines won’t fly to Israel again until at least September 2025
-
Shop the Forward Store
100% of profits support our journalism
