In letter to friend and former patient philanthropist Margaret Stonborough-Wittgenstein dated June 21, 1938, Sigmund Freud offers his sympathy over a personal tragedy and appears to seek glimpses of life back in Vienna under Nazi rule.
Writings of 20th-century Jewish writer Franz Kafka delivered this summer to the National Library of Israel include his correspondence with language teachers in Israel.
“The"Devil Next Door" examines whether he really was “Ivan the Terrible” or if it was a case of mistaken identity, as well as covers the media frenzy around his case.
"It’s lovely when you are given that opportunity to be a chameleon and also to change and morph and become," says Academy Award winner Nicole Kidman. "It’s what I am hungry for always, and as I continue on my creative path, I’m always like okay, where can I go, what can I do?"
The April 15 inferno at one of Europe's most famous landmarks has turned a lab in the sleepy town of Champs-sur-Marne into a hive of activity, with geologists, microbiologists and experts in metal and stained glass manning laser beams, microscopes and state-of-the-art computer technology to analyze key pieces of debris.
This year's event at the Japanese capital has Jewish state as an official partner, with 20 Israeli artists showcasing their work. Israeli ambassador: We are "thrilled to share with the Japanese people Israel's creativity and innovative spirit."
George Will's new book, a reflection on Western political philosophy and tradition, argues that American conservatives have no higher obligation than to defend the “classical liberal tradition” under attack by progressivism.
The 83-year-old Indian conductor caps off thousands of performances as music director of the renowned symphony orchestra in a series of farewell concerts in Tel Aviv this week, making way for Lahav Shani, 30, to take the reins.
Taika Waititi, who plays Hitler in the new movie "Jojo Rabbit", says he felt "shame and embarrassment" when he saw himself dressed as the Nazi leader for the first time.
"Someone wanted to bring things into the mix that really hurt us," Nadia Cohen tells Reuters in interview. Still, she says the renewed interest in her husband more than a half-century after his death is a good thing.
