As Tim Burton's classic animated horror film the Corpse Bride celebrates its 20th anniversary, we're taking a look at the ...

TEN YEARS AGO, Sarah Morse saw a puppeteer in Germany perform the Creation story. Hiding behind a screen and wearing black gloves, "The puppeteer's hands came down like the hands of God, folding ...

Sign up for the Yiddish Brief, a bissel of all things Yiddish, brought to you weekly by our Forverts editor Rukhl Schaechter. Seed of Doubt, a short, Yiddish-language ...

In 'The Last Jewish Joke,' eminent Parisian sociologist Michel Wieviorka laments the passing of an era in Jewish humor.

This month’s column features Jewish folklore and books about Jewish characters. Cinderella fans might enjoy Nina Jaffe’s “The Way Meat Loves Salt” and Erica Silverman’s “Raisel’s Riddle.” Like “The ...

Whoops! There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription. Please reload the page and try again. In one of the many folktales sprinkled throughout City of ...

Professor of Folklore and Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations Dan Ben-Amos died at the age of 88 on March 26. Ben-Amos began teaching at Penn in 1967. He was a Professor of African, Jewish, and ...

Throughout the city, new versions of old songs, and celebrations of the people who preserved them. (New York Jewish Week) — As they say in the mameloshn (mother tongue), “Dos Yidish lid iz umetum.” In ...

Violinist Zoe Aqua and the string band the Ebony Hillbillies will share a stage on Thursday at Gowanus club Littlefield. (New York Jewish Week) – Two folk music traditions that developed on opposite ...

Sign up for Forwarding the News, the Forward’s morning newsletter with all the news and analysis that matters to American Jews each day. Seed of Doubt, a short ...