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Alexander Hamilton

From 'Theodor,' the new original Hebrew opera about Theodor Herzl, premiering May 10, 2023 at The Israeli Opera (Courtesy Israeli Opera)
May 6, 2023, 10:32 am
A tale of two Herzls premieres in Tel Aviv in new opera ‘Theodor’
A Hebrew libretto for the ages asks audiences to consider what pushed the Jewish journalist and activist to found the modern Zionist movement
By Jessica Steinberg
A statue of Alexander Hamilton in Central Park in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
August 27, 2021, 2:02 pm
Podcast: How Jewish was Alexander Hamilton?
US founding father had Jewish roots and a Jewish day school upbringing in the Caribbean, experiences that influenced him in colonial America, says author Andrew Porwancher
By ToI Staff
The Capitol Dome is visible in the window behind former Fed Chair Janet Yellen as she appears for an interview with FOX Business Network guest anchor Jon Hilsenrath in the Fox Washington bureau, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
November 24, 2020, 12:23 am
Biden to tap Janet Yellen as first woman to lead US treasury
Yellen, 74, previously served as Federal Reserve chair where she shifted focus from inflation to bringing down unemployment; she will be 3rd Jewish treasury secretary in a row
By Agencies
(Image via Hamilton playbill; design by Arielle Kaplan)
May 28, 2020, 4:47 am
13 Jewish facts about ‘Hamilton’ that will make you smile
Some lesser-known details about the Broadway smash musical that will soon be available to stream from the comfort of your quarantine couch
By Arielle Kaplan
African-American abolitionist and humanitarian Harriet Tubman circa 1885. (H. Seymour Squyer, National Portrait Gallery, Wikimedia commons)
April 20, 2016, 11:44 pm
Former slave Harriet Tubman to be new face of US $20 bill
African-American abolitionist helped run the legendary Underground Railroad that allowed thousands of slaves to flee to freedom in 19th century America
By AFP
English rapper Little Simz performs in her music video for the song 'Dead Body' (screen capture: YouTube)
April 10, 2016, 5:26 pm
The resonating words of hip-hop: It’s not just for teens anymore
From Ramle to Broadway, three artists tell entrepreneurs from Forbes 30 Under 30 summit in Jerusalem how hip-hop saved their soul
By Jessica Steinberg
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (L) on March 3, 2016 (AFP/Geoff Robins) and founding father Alexander Hamilton (Public Domain)
March 5, 2016, 4:57 am
Think the debate was crude? The Founding Fathers were just as bad
The exchange over the size of Donald Trump’s ‘hands’ is merely the most recent vulgarity in American politics
By Beth J. Harpaz
Daveed Diggs as Thomas Jefferson and the ensemble of Hamilton performing 'What’d I Miss.' (Hamilton Broadway Photos by Joan Marcus)
January 30, 2016, 7:02 pm
Daveed Diggs leaps to Broadway stardom in ‘Hamilton’
How the son of a white Jewish mother and African-American father connected to the ‘everything’ presented in the hit multi-genre musical
By Cathryn J. Prince
A scene from 'Hamilton.' From left, Daveed Diggs, Okieriete Onaodowan, Anthony Ramos and Lin-Manuel Miranda. (Joan Marcus/via JTA)
September 14, 2015, 8:25 pm
The Jewish historian behind Broadway’s hip-hop hit ‘Hamilton’
Although he did not expect his book on Alexander Hamilton to be turned into a musical, biographer Ron Chernow is a believer
By Curt Schleier
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