Actors John Turturro, Matthew Broderick and Tony Shalhoub, plus a slew of appropriately edgy writers, will head up a 3-day literary festival for the hometown hero March 17-19

Most survey respondents say having a relationship with a rabbi important, half want to be more connected to Judaism

As Biden administration mulls updating racial and ethnic categories for first time since 1997, some want separation of Black from African American, or South Asian from East Asian

AG Dana Nessel claims Jack Eugene Carpenter wanted to kill her; Samantha Steckloff, a Democrat state lawmaker, says she has faced antisemitism 'constantly' since October

In new biography, Jeremy Dauber breaks down how the comedian and director just couldn't help being a loving iconoclast skewering the establishment

The daughter of Holocaust survivors broke down barriers for kids and teachers in NYC schools, protested until federal legislation was passed, and advised multiple presidents

Some US Jewish religious leaders address hardline Netanyahu coalition from the pulpit, while others are more reticent, as Jerusalem's new policies force a reckoning

Julia DeVillers and Jennifer Roy are the inspiration for a set of throwback characters with a nuanced interfaith Jewish background for fans of the popular line

Death of Ganeles, who had travelled to Israel for a wedding, is 'kick in the gut' for those close to him; victim was deeply involved in US Jewish communal life, served in IDF

Friends Joanie Leeds and Mikey Pauker say US Jewish music is experiencing a renaissance -- and as it falls between categories like global and religious, now's the time to add it