The Skirball Cultural Center will host a media preview Tuesday for three exhibitions exploring comic books, punk culture and Jewish life through contemporary art. The preview, scheduled for 10:30 a.m.

Jeffrey Charles Trocki (Yechiel Chaim), a Margate man born with Down syndrome who was known for his warmth, humor and deep Jewish identity, died on Feb. 16 after three years of declining health. He ...

For a century, American Jews have had an outsized role in American comedy. From Groucho Marx to Jerry Seinfeld, Jackie Mason to Jon Stewart, Joan Rivers to Gilda Radner, and Jerry Lewis to Seth Rogen, ...

On stage last Sunday at the Jewish Theological Seminary, the comedian Alex Edelman told a Jewish joke that he said he once read in an academic journal. It essentially goes like this: A man goes to ...

For more than a decade, the comedy duo known as YidLife Crisis, featuring Eli Batalion and Jamie Elman, have been blending sharp humor, Jewish culture and a healthy dose of Yiddish into their creative ...

Dr. Edith Pick, a postdoctoral associate at Brandeis University's Heller School for Social Policy and Management, and the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, as well as a lecturer in Near Eastern and Judaic ...

As she heads into her senior year, New York Jewish Week Teen Fellow and former day school student Renata Firestone considers the “pros” of an NYC public education. This article was produced as part of ...