‘The Last Letter’ Dives Into Holocaust’s Generational Trauma

A tortured soul has come to rest,” read Rudy Baum’s suicide note. The note, and the failed attempted suicide of an 86-year-old certainly left his daughter Karen Baum Gordon with many questions. Her book, The Last Letter: A Father’s Struggle, a Daughter’s Quest, and the Long Shadow of the Holocaust, explores not just her father’s […]

Written by TC Jewfolk on August 11, 2022

Jew Review: “The Prom”

The Prom has two intersecting storylines: one is a simple story about a gay girl in the small, fictional town of Edgewater, Indiana. Emma wants to go to her high school prom with her girlfriend, Alyssa. But the homophobic parents in this economically depleted Midwestern factory town won’t have it, and so the PTA cancels […]

Written by TC Jewfolk on August 11, 2022

Jewish Song of the Week: ‘There’s A Dinosaur/Bim Bam’ by Shira & Friends

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Written by Guest Post on June 21, 2022

Jewish Song of the Week: ‘Connected’ by Melita Silberstein

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Written by TC Jewfolk on June 21, 2022

Jewish Song of the Week: ‘Blessing’ by Kenneth Lyonswright

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Written by TC Jewfolk on June 21, 2022

Klezmer, Ukrainian Party Music Takes Center Stage At The Cedar

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Written by TC Jewfolk on June 21, 2022

Jewish Song of the Week: ‘Connected’ by Melita Silberstein

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Written by TC Jewfolk on June 21, 2022

Jewish Song Of The Week: ‘Yerushalayim Shel Zahav’ by Laurie Akers

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Written by TC Jewfolk on June 21, 2022

Vegetarianism in Jewish Vilna: A Not So New Practice

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Written by TC Jewfolk on June 21, 2022

Jewish Song of the Week: ‘Summer Niggun’ by Mikey Pauker

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Written by TC Jewfolk on June 21, 2022