Metro

A German-Israeli love story

Author and journalist Katharina Hoeftmann opens up about leaving Germany and raising her Jewish family in Tel Aviv.

The result of a life-changing meeting in Goa, India: Katharina Hoeftmann with husband Nahum and son Ari

Star Catcher: Astrology for the week of November 24, 2017

Shades of the world

Angelica Dass challenges racial preconceptions associated with skin color.

Tilling the land, cultivating one’s self

An outdoor lesson in the vegetable garden in the Palestine Jewish Colonization Association (PICA) School in Petah Tikva, between 1920 and 1930.

Here’s looking at religion

English speakers will probably be primarily drawn to the Mistero Buffo solo show, which comes from the US.

OCTOBER 1, 2017ByBARRY DAVIS

Panos Vlahos plays a number of roles in Dario Fo’s satirical work.

From Odessa with love

The Odessa Festival was comprised of 10 events; all original works.

OCTOBER 1, 2017ByARIEL DOMINIQUE HENDELMAN

The march in the spirit of the Soviet Union (particularly Odessa): Models parade through the museum, joined by festival attendees.

Celebrating in a variety of ways

The crisis in Atlanta after the lynching of Leo Frank in August 1915 might have deterred the Jews there from holding Simhat Torah services with lively singing and dancing.

OCTOBER 1, 2017ByDAVID GEFFEN

Rabbi Stuart Geller at a ‘lebedik’ Simhat Torah celebration with his Long Island congregation.

Happy art deserves a happy home

Under the slogan “Happy art deserves a happy home,” the Friendship Circle’s art auction will be happy to welcome friends both old and new into its ever-widening sphere.

OCTOBER 1, 2017ByRUTH BELOFF