Even standing on their own without musical accompaniment, Shemer’s lyrics were achingly beautiful and highly emotional.

In 1944, writer Laura Hobson thought her project might be too bold. Her friend, who wasn’t Jewish, convinced her otherwise.

The German' tells the story of a Holocaust survivor who must go back to Germany to infiltrate the SS and capture Josef ...

The Jewish Theological Seminary, best known for training Conservative rabbis as well as Judaic scholars and communal workers, hopes to raise a new kind of crop: Jewish fiction writers.