Jake Romm
The Jewish Daily Forward
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Why does Billy Joel always play the same tone-deaf song at New York benefit concerts?
The Piano Man has a song for every occasion, including the apocalypse. → Read More
The Odd, Jewish Story Of Hillary Clinton’s Surprise Performance Art In Venice
Hillary Clinton made a surreal visit to Kenneth Goldsmith's Venice Biennale exhibit, titled "Hillary: The Hillary Clinton Emails." → Read More
Q&A: Shlomo Avineri On What We Get Wrong About Karl Marx
Shlomo Avineri's "Karl Marx: Philosophy and Revolution" examines the philosopher's Jewish roots and his complex thoughts on class struggle. → Read More
‘Mein Kampf’ Is Back — And There Are Reasons To Worry About That
Is the re-publication of "Mein Kampf" a victory for free speech? Or, with the rise of far-right movements across Europe, is it cause for concern? → Read More
For July 4, Irving Berlin’s Most American Song
Irving Berlin's "Russian Lullaby" is the quintessential American immigrant song. → Read More
Stanley Tigerman, Architect Behind Illinois Holocaust Museum, Dies At 88
Stanley Tigerman, the architect known for designing the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center died Monday, June 4. → Read More
WATCH: On His 130th Birthday, Charlie Chaplin’s ‘The Immigrant’ Is Worth Another Look
As immigration takes the political spotlight, Charlie Chaplin's compassionate "The Immigrant" reminds us of our duties. → Read More
Israeli Photographer Ofir Barak Discusses His Work On Mea Shearim
Israeli photographer Ofir Barak discusses his influences and work for a new book of images from the Mea Shearim area - "Mea Shearim: The Streets" → Read More
How Magnum Reinvented, Redefined and Revolutionized Photography
"Magnum Manifesto" a new retrospective exhibition at the ICP Museum shows the once and future importance of the Magnum Photo Agency. → Read More
In “Shooting Holy Land” Josef Koudelka And Gilad Baram Explore The Aesthetics Of The Israeli Wall
The film is not really about the wall, or the conflict. Rather it is about Koudelka and his process. About photography, about a way of seeing. → Read More
This Childishly Idiotic Fake Cover Isn’t Donald Trump’s First ‘Time’ Embarrassment
The Washington Post recently reported that there is a fake Time Magazine cover featuring Trump hanging in at least five of 5 of his golf courses. → Read More
Why Monument Valley II Is The Most Beautiful Mobile Game Of 2017
Monument Valley II, the follow up to the 2014 hit from Ustwo Games, is even more beautiful, patient, and engrossing than the original iteration. → Read More
Cambridge Digital Library Digitizes Ancient Ten Commandments Fragment
The Nash Papyrus is, with the exception of the Dead Sea Scrolls, the oldest known biblical text. → Read More
Brooklyn Academy of Music Launches Digital Archive
The Brooklyn Academy of Music recently launched a digital archive funded by a grant from the Leon Levy Foundation. → Read More
Why We Need To Abolish The Pledge Of Allegiance Now
The pledge reveals the central, humiliating lie of American life – this country has not earned its loyalty, not from everyone, and thus demands it. → Read More
The Forgotten Holocaust Poetry Of Hermann Adler
Adler’s story is a grand tour of suffering. He was, at the very least, experienced enough to document the suffering of the Jews for posterity. → Read More
Teju Cole’s New Book Defies Categorization
The paradox at the heart of Kafka and Benjamin is at the heart of this book as well – understanding that this, whatever it is, cannot be understood. → Read More
Alex Katz’s Subway Drawings Are Quiet, Lonely, And Surreal
Slowly, the work’s inner uncanniness reveals itself – and they open up worlds both past and not quite our own. → Read More
This Soviet Avant-Garde Journal Published Some Of The 20th Century’s Greatest Minds
The Soviet avant-garde magazine LEF included work by some of the 20th century’s greatest artists – Monoskop has the full archive. → Read More
Weekend Reads: Sex In Books, Lost Cities, And German Philosophers
Sex in literature (or lack thereof), Hannah Arendt's rift with Gershom Scholem, and more scintillating weekend reads. → Read More