/tags/jewish-culture Jewish Culture en-US Copyright Wed, 17 Jan 2024 17:56:12 GMT /arts-culture/2024-01-17/ackland-art-museum-jewish-restitution-armand-dorville-thomas-couture-world-war-two Chapel Hill's Ackland Art Museum returned a painting Tuesday that Nazi collaborators took from a Jewish family during World War II. Wed, 17 Jan 2024 17:56:12 GMT /arts-culture/2024-01-17/ackland-art-museum-jewish-restitution-armand-dorville-thomas-couture-world-war-two Sophie Mallinson /podcast/embodied-podcast/2023-09-22/inked-rewriting-your-bodys-story-with-art Anita has no tattoos but plenty of admiration for the art form that gives us new ways to experience our bodies. She talks with a heavily-tattooed scholar who's interrogated how society treats tattooed women; a queer, Jewish tattoo artist reclaiming body art; and an artist who's pushing back on the misconceptions of tattooing melanated skin. Fri, 22 Sep 2023 09:30:00 GMT /podcast/embodied-podcast/2023-09-22/inked-rewriting-your-bodys-story-with-art Anita Rao, Paige Perez /arts-culture/2023-08-11/unc-archaeologist-dig-ancient-jewish-synagogue-biblical The archaeological site in Israel uncovered a surprise back in 2012 — mosaics on the floor with scenes from the Hebrew Bible. The mosaics are stunning, but professor Jodi Magness is even more interested in what they have to say about Jewish history. Fri, 11 Aug 2023 18:55:00 GMT /arts-culture/2023-08-11/unc-archaeologist-dig-ancient-jewish-synagogue-biblical Liz Schlemmer /2022-03-18/remembering-mommom-and-her-matzo-ball-soup-recipe-that-even-an-idiot-can-make Carol "Mommom" Cohn died at age 91 from COVID in 2020. Now, her family is honoring her memory by sharing the matriarch's beloved matzo ball soup recipe with the world. Fri, 18 Mar 2022 09:01:23 GMT /2022-03-18/remembering-mommom-and-her-matzo-ball-soup-recipe-that-even-an-idiot-can-make Michael Levitt /show/the-state-of-things/2020-11-09/meet-sandra-lawson-musician-activist-and-first-openly-gay-black-female-rabbi In 2018, Sandra Lawson became the first openly gay, Black female rabbi in the world. But her path to rabbinical school was far from traditional. Lawson… Mon, 09 Nov 2020 16:31:40 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-11-09/meet-sandra-lawson-musician-activist-and-first-openly-gay-black-female-rabbi Kaia Findlay, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2020-11-09/meet-sandra-lawson-musician-activist-and-first-openly-gay-black-female-rabbi In 2018, Sandra Lawson became the first openly gay, Black female rabbi in the world. But her path to rabbinical school was far from traditional. Lawson… Mon, 09 Nov 2020 16:31:40 GMT /arts-culture/2020-11-09/meet-sandra-lawson-musician-activist-and-first-openly-gay-black-female-rabbi Kaia Findlay, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2019-12-03/passing-for-jewish-how-jews-are-represented-in-literature-and-life What does it mean to be Jewish in America? For some it is the observance of particular high holy days, while for others it is much more of a cultural… Tue, 03 Dec 2019 17:36:44 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-12-03/passing-for-jewish-how-jews-are-represented-in-literature-and-life Dana Terry, Frank Stasio /race-demographics/2019-12-03/passing-for-jewish-how-jews-are-represented-in-literature-and-life What does it mean to be Jewish in America? For some it is the observance of particular high holy days, while for others it is much more of a cultural… Tue, 03 Dec 2019 17:36:44 GMT /race-demographics/2019-12-03/passing-for-jewish-how-jews-are-represented-in-literature-and-life Dana Terry, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2017-02-28/how-the-south-has-shaped-jewish-cuisine The American South has influenced Jewish culinary traditions for more than 100 years. From combinations like pastrami biscuits to matzoh ball gumbo, the… Tue, 28 Feb 2017 17:03:26 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2017-02-28/how-the-south-has-shaped-jewish-cuisine Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2017-02-28/how-the-south-has-shaped-jewish-cuisine The American South has influenced Jewish culinary traditions for more than 100 years. From combinations like pastrami biscuits to matzoh ball gumbo, the… Tue, 28 Feb 2017 17:03:26 GMT /arts-culture/2017-02-28/how-the-south-has-shaped-jewish-cuisine Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Frank Stasio