By Jill Werman Harris
A Nazi officer in Vienna saved the Wachs family during Kristallnacht. They’ve never heard from him again — but they want to change that.
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By Deena Yellin
When a 73-year-old man wants to join the Israeli army, there aren’t many options. Retired plastic surgeon Morton Freiman found one: becoming the IDF’s unofficial sculptor.
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By Margarita Gokun Silver
As a Jewish teenager leaving the Soviet Union, Margarita Gokun Silver had high expectations of the West — until she boarded an Austrian train.
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By Sarah Wildman
In her new book, Sarah Wildman details the discovery of old letters sent to her grandfather by Valerie Scheftel, the girlfriend he had to leave in Vienna when he escaped the Nazis.
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By Aruna D’Souza
The teeming Indian city was once home to a small but influential Jewish community — including a famed court jeweler and the first-ever Miss India.
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By Gabe Friedman
When Hazel Kahan’s parents escaped Nazi Germany to the British-Indian city of Lahore, they didn’t expect that they would one day be interned — together with German Nazis.
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By Brook Wilensky-Lanford
What happens when mom lets you decide whether to be Jewish or not? Brook Wilensky-Lanford inherited a lifelong fascination with religion.
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By Gabe Friedman
Brooklyn Bowl is the first certified environmentally-friendly bowling alley in the country. And the Williamsburg hotspot also has a surprising Jewish history.
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By Jon Kalish
Understanding the Talmud can be a lifelong endeavor. One Modern Orthodox congregation is taking eager students out on a boat for lessons — with success.
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By Frimet Goldberger
For married women belonging to the Satmar Hasidic sect, getting ready for Yom Kippur means a special visit to the ritual bath — and wearing white.
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