Obituaries
Len Wein, 69, Created More Superheroes Than You Realize
By Abe Fried-Tanzer September 11, 2017
Plus, when the late comics writer put the Golem on the page. Read More
Remembering Bea Wain, the Remarkable Jewish Singer Who First Recorded ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow’
By Gabriela Geselowitz August 30, 2017
Wain, who topped Ella Fitzgerald in 1939, passed away earlier this month at 100 Read More
Does The New York Times Obituary Section Have a Jewish Problem?
By Gabriela Geselowitz July 10, 2017
Sheila Michaels, who passed away recently, is only the latest notable Member of the Tribe whose identity was erased by the Paper of Record. Read More
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A Yiddish Farewell to Gene Wilder
By Gabriela Geselowitz August 29, 2016
An English translation of a wonderful scene from ‘The Frisco Kid.’ Read More
Watch the Late Doris Roberts Act in Yiddish
By Gabriela Geselowitz April 19, 2016
One of her little-known, but still great roles, was a bilingual part in ‘Hester Street.’ Read More
Richard Attenborough’s Jewish Refugee ‘Sisters’
By Elissa Goldstein August 25, 2014
On Kindertransport girls fostered by his family: “We loved them and cherished them.” Read More
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