Julian Voloj
By Julian Voloj
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Fast Forward An Asian-Jewish superhero fights the 1970s Chinese mob in comic book debut
Leah has the ability to manipulate anything water-based and travel through streams
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News A graphic novel of the Purim story, from a Batman comics editor
Jordan Gorfinkel edited the DC Batman franchise from 1991-99
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Fast Forward How a Holocaust survivor helped make Bayern Munich a soccer powerhouse
After decades of silence, the German club has put Kurt Landauer’s legacy front and center
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Fast Forward How the murders of Jewish farmers connected an Argentine writer with his family’s past
A new book explores the triumphs and tragedies of Argentina’s first Jewish agricultural colony.
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News A German Jewish (and Latinx) perspective on Hispanic Heritage Month
National Hispanic Heritage Month runs from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 and celebrates the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. Staffers of Be’chol Lashon asked their colleague Julian Voloj, who was born in Germany of parents from Colombia, about the history…
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Film & TV Jewish King of Latin TV Says ‘Adios’ After 53 Years
(JTA) — On Saturday, the Spanish language television network Univision will host the final broadcast of “Sábado Gigante.” With 53 years on TV, the world’s longest-running variety show is an eclectic, strange mashup of a game show, a talk show and live entertainment. There are singing competitions — the poor-performing contestants are eliminated by a…
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News After Vandals Strike, Repairs Begin
In the days following New Year’s, New Jersey’s Poile Zedek Cemetery was visited by vandals who knocked over nearly 500 tombstones on two separate sprees of destruction. The last tombstones were toppled in New Jersey a day before different vandals hit Westlawn Cemetery in Chicago the night of January 5. Dozens of gravestones were graffitied…
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News Virtual Sanctuary
Temple Beth Israel is truly a global synagogue. Its members come from all over the world — from the Netherlands, Israel, Brazil and Germany, to name just a few countries. On Fridays, Temple Beth Israel is so popular that it holds five candle-lighting ceremonies. Then again, Temple Beth Israel isn’t exactly a traditional synagogue, at…
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