Features

On the silver screen: Superman is Jewish – and so is Wonder Woman

By Bill Simons

Following Israel’s stunning triumph over multiple enemies in the 1967 Six-Day War, the definitive Superman poster appeared. The trademark Superman metamorphosis had him entering a telephone booth to take off his Clark Kent wardrobe and emerge in Superman attire. Riffing on …

On the Jewish food scene: Lessons from a picture-book bagel

By Rabbi Rachel Esserman

Pages used with the permission of Viking/Penguin Random House LLC

Alan Silberberg seems obsessed with drawing pictures of food, which is a good thing for children and adults who love funny picture books that feature talking food. He published an alphabet book of an…

Kalaniot Books to release new children’s books this summer/fall

Kalaniot Books announced that it will release five new children’s picture books for the fall 2025 season:

  • “Jewish Songs From Around the World” with music by Moshe Dor, Yosef Hadar, Shalom Secunda and Aaron Zeitlin, and illustrated by Lucile Ahrweiller (release date: August 26). This…

Jewish Resources 8/8/25

By Reporter staff

A variety of Jewish groups are offering educational and recreational online resources. Below is a sampling of those. The Reporter will publish additional listings as they become available. 

Roundtable will hold the virtual course “Borscht Belt Culture, or Return to the…

Chautauqua 2025: “This is a very comfortable place to be a Jew”

By Bill Simons

Education, culture, recreation and religion – both its study and practice – are Chautauqua Institution’s pillars. Nestled in a rural, small-town parcel of southwestern New York state, the 750-acre community hugs Lake Chautauqua. Although primarily a nine-week summer Bri…