Tag Archives: Culture

Living the Future: The Israeli Pavilion at the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale – B’nai B’rith International

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College Students: Help Address Anti-Semitism On Social Media – B’nai B’rith International

B’nai B’rith Essay Contest Winners Can Earn Up to $2500 College Scholarship The B’nai B’rith International 2023 None Shall Be Afraid Essay Contest invites students between the ages of 18 and 22 to address the prevalence of anti-Semitism on social media and how to combat it. Read more » »

How ‘Some Like it Hot’ got to Broadway — and lost a very Jewish song in the process

At first, Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman weren’t so hot on the idea of adapting Some Like it Hot into a musical. “The movie ended up being a double-edged sword,” Shaiman, the composer and co-lyricist, said over Zoom. Read more » »

In three films, a tale of three Jewish New Yorks

When you hear the street names Delancey, Orchard or Hester, you might imagine the pushcarts and pickle barrels, the clotheslines hoisting linens, the great bazaar of cramped humanity. The imagery is easy to conjure, though the reality is now a mostly cinematic memory. Read more » »

Dr. Jonathan Sarna Explores the Life of Jews in Gilded Age America – B’nai B’rith International

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Documenting Every Holocaust Memorial Monument in the World | With Dr. Sam Gruber – B’nai B’rith International

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Reflecting on Experiences in Post-WWII Europe with Author Manning Rubin – B’nai B’rith International

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Discovering a Lost World in a 1938 Family Film with Author Glenn Kurtz – B’nai B’rith International

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Rewriting the History of Jewish Baseball in America – B’nai B’rith International

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Exploring NYC’s Lower East Side Through Its Synagogues, Past and Present – B’nai B’rith International

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