Playwright Jennie Berman Eng goes in search of an ‘authentic’ Holocaust movie
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Jennie Berman Eng doesn’t mind being labeled a Jewish playwright. In fact, she proudly owns the moniker as the first-place winner of the Ninth...
Watch a scene from Jewish Plays Project winner
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Playwright Jennie Berman Eng, of Alexandria, was the Jewish Plays Project winner for her "A Moving Picture." The play explores truth and facts as...
8 incredible Israeli shows you may not have heard of
By Brandon Schuster
It’s no secret that for more than a decade now, Hollywood has turned toward Israel to look for new show formats that...
Reading into Charles Rammelkamp
At 68, Charles Rammelkamp recently published his book of poems, “Catastroika.”
The Baltimore writer had always been a fan of good literature. In college, he...
Laura Zam takes on sexual healing in ‘The Pleasure Plan’
Laura Zam hated sex. With a passion. The District-based solo performer, writer, public speaker and most recently sexuality educator suffered for decades from painful...
‘Shtisel’ season three now in production
Production on the third season of "Shtisel" is now underway, Deadline reported on Aug. 5. Filming in Israel had been scheduled to begin in...
Leon Fleisher: ‘It’s still about the music’
Pianist Leon Fleisher died Aug. 2 at age 92. Below, we repost our 2019 profile of him.
By Susan C. Ingram
Leon Fleisher was voted prettiest...
Cartoonist Anna Sellheim connects through DIY comics
Abortion. Depression. Anxiety. These can be difficult topics to broach at the dinner table. But Anna Sellheim makes them a focus of her work...
Reading along with D.C. Council member Brianne Nadeau
By Brianne Nadeau
Brianne Nadeau has represented the District’s Ward 1 on the D.C. Council since 2015. She’s been a voracious reader a lot longer...
What we’re reading
Here are the books that are taking the writers, editors and interns of Washington Jewish Week and Baltimore Jewish Times through the summer.
“Defending Jacob”...