New 5-part podcast 'Can You Dig It' explores the story of 'Yellow Benjy' Melendez, who brokered peace and whose influence allowed an emerging musical genre to take root and grow

Out this week, 'Kugels and Collards' is a collection of essays and recipes by Jews of the Palmetto State exploring memories and dishes from the distant past through today

With the newly released documentary 'Bella!' filmmaker Jeff L. Lieberman hopes to boost recognition of the activist and politician who championed equality and environmentalism

As the genre that influenced music the world over celebrates its 50th birthday, a look at Jewish contributions on stage and behind the scenes

The blockbuster biopic delves into the mind of the 'father of the atom bomb,' a lonely man tortured by his achievements, at once surrounded by and isolated from his own community

Musicologist Uri Schreter charts how US Jews have fused old traditions with new since arriving in the country

The Capital Jewish Museum, set to open Friday in the historically Jewish Judiciary Square neighborhood, doesn't shy away from showcasing a warts-and-all local history

From her creation by unconventional entrepreneur Ruth Handler to her inclusivity and ability to adapt with the times, the famous doll bears some trademarks of the Tribe

In his new book 'Dyed in Crimson,' Zev Eleff shows how years before Koufax or Greenberg hit the scene, one tenacious athlete jumped racial hurdles to achieve national acclaim

Researching his new book 'Birchers,' Matthew Dallek discovers paperwork documenting a successful espionage effort to thwart an anti-Civil Rights group deemed a threat by some Jews