Help wanted: Chinese company seeks tall, white, Harvard-educated, male Jew

By Brad A. Greenberg
Published on May 24, 2012

Doing Jews right on TV—for better or worse

By Danielle Berrin
Published on November 20, 2008

The Jewish character has become the American Jewish character, disassociated from an ethnic history and assimilated into American culture. And the assimilation hasn't only been for Jews.

VIDEO: Woody Allen and the Jewish robots (from ‘Sleeper’)

Published on August 5, 2008

Woody Allen is fitted for a new suit by robot Jewish tailors. Ginsberg & Cohen, Computerized Fittings, Since 2073. From 'Sleeper'

Big talkers

By Rabbi N. Daniel Korobkin
Published on January 17, 2008

Who talks more, men or women?

The Pearl Fellow

By Rob Eshman
Published on November 1, 2007

Editorial about Syrian journalist and Daniel Pearl Fellow Ramy Mansour and his internship at the Jewish Journal.

Oy vey! You should read what they’re writing about them—in books yet

By Sandee Brawarsky
Published on May 10, 2007

So I read this season's selection of books with perhaps a different eye and an increased curiosity. There are serious books about Jewish mothers, lighthearted books, how-to volumes and memoirs and some manage to cross categories. Some offer knowing advice, others observations and jokes. The best are those that are open, honest and wise, not preachy or sentimental.

The new Jewish mother

By Amy Klein
Published on May 10, 2007

A new Jewish mother is emerging in the 21st century among women who have learned the lessons of their mothers and grandmothers, yet are carving out territory of their own -- in many different versions.

Helicopter parents: Jewish mothers go airborne

By Ronda Fox
Published on May 10, 2007

Different cultures produce different Jewish mothers

By Amy Klein
Published on May 10, 2007

When people talk about the Jewish mother stereotype, they're usually referring to the American Ashkenazi Jewish mother stereotype. But what about Jewish mothers from different cultures and countries?

The Imus Affair: It’s not hip to be vulgar

By Mitch Paradise
Published on April 19, 2007

Is Imus a racist? Does complicity in negative Jewish stereotyping make one an anti-Semite? Is the point to just label the other guy and move on? If we're going to beam a little light unto the nations, Jews should take the lead in reversing the progressive vulgarizing of entertainment, and that work begins at home.

Becoming American

By Gina Nahai
Published on April 5, 2007

I'm thinking of the Southern accent, the country-club attitude, the ship-captain husband, trying to figure out how any of that fits in with a story about a family from the Jewish ghetto of Esfahan. "She might have told me," I confess. "I didn't listen because it didn't make sense."

Too Jewish to Play Myself

By Annie Korzen
Published on December 15, 2005

People see me as your "typical Jewish woman," and maybe it's true: I've got curly hair, opinions on every subject and I do not go camping. Plus, even after years of speech classes, I still have an identifiable New York nasality in my voice.

Father’s Day Fix

By Leonard Felder
Published on June 16, 2005

Several years ago, my wife, Linda, and I attended a conference of psychotherapists and sat next to a recently divorced female therapist who said to us, "Next time I'm going to marry a Jewish man."

The Court of Cupid

By Lori Gottlieb
Published on February 10, 2005

It seems a bit disingenuous for women to get all bent out of shape over Harvard President Larry Summers' recent suggestion that innate gender differences may account for variances in math and science skills. After all, most women maintain that innate gender differences exist when it comes to other highly valued skills, like communication.

Pacino Adds Depth to ‘Merchant’ Villain

By Tom Tugend
Published on December 23, 2004

There is little doubt that the first film version of William Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice" will find its detractors.

Tradition Falls Flat on Broadway

By Keren Engelberg
Published on May 20, 2004

Molina, and his fellow cast members hit all the notes well, and meet the demands of Jerome Robbins' original choreography. For the most part, that is enough. It is easy to be charmed by Joseph Stein's book, Sheldon Harnick's lyrics and Jerry Bock's music, and some 40 years later, charm they still do.

A Family Affair

By Tom Tugend
Published on April 24, 2003

In his 86th year and in his 86th movie, Kirk Douglas has fulfilled a long-cherished dream by uniting his clan in the film, "It Runs in the Family."

Romance in the Negev

By Loolwa Khazzoom
Published on March 6, 2003

He closed the cap on my gas tank, returned the nozzle and handed me a slip of paper.
"What's this?" I asked.
"A coupon for a car wash," he responded. "Kind of like a present." He smiled, dazzling me.
"Give me another present," I said, handing back the slip of paper. "Your phone number."

Reality Doesn’t Bite

By Teresa Strasser
Published on September 6, 2001

Last night, I was watching "Big Brother," a show mocked for its lack of action. Call me crazy, but to me, it's Chekhov; it's all about the subtext. Anyway, a contestant named Bunky was voted out of the house last week. That's when I realized that slowly, quietly, the new breed of reality shows is causing a revolution.