Miscellaneous Features

On the Jewish food scene: “Immersive” research in Jewish deli culture, pt 1

By Bill Simons

Recently, as I was about to undertake “immersive” research in New York City’s Jewish delis, several kibitzers provided food for thought. From cousin Robert came shared memory and experience: “I was at Katz’s a few years ago and could go daily – those latkes, the …

Spotlight: Soccer memories of Zurich

By Arieh Ullmann

On our recent visit to Zurich for a family celebration, I took advantage of the stay in my hometown to visit an exhibition celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Hakoah soccer club Zurich (FC Hakoah) where I had played in the 1950s and 1960s, first as a ju…

On the silver screen: Film as Jewish memoir: Spielberg’s fables & Fabelmans

By Bill Simons

Over the past half-century, Steven Spielberg arguably ranks as the most significant and influential American film director, as well as a protean producer. Spielberg has created more blockbusters than any other filmmaker, past or present. Embracing multiple genres, his movies…

Jewish Online Resources 5/19/23

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. 

The Tikvah Fund is offering a 13-episode podcast “Building the Impossible Dream…

Jewish Online Resources 5/5/23

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. 

The Center for Jewish Ethics at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College offers t…