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Rich Tenorio

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Illustrative: A woman lays out tarot cards in the back of her shop in Norfolk, Virginia, June 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Ben Finley)
May 20, 2026, 6:17 pm
Did medieval Jews hide a ‘secret synagogue’ in tarot cards? Boston exhibit turns over clues
‘Torah in the Tarot,’ named for researcher Stav Appel’s book of the same name, runs through June at the Vilna Shul, makes claim the deck was created by early crypto-Jews
By Rich Tenorio
Cathryn J. Prince, author of 'For the Love of Labor: The Life of Pauline Newman.' (Courtesy)
April 26, 2026, 6:13 am
From child laborer to union leader: Too-relevant story of 20th-century immigrant Pauline Newman
In ‘For the Love of Labor,’ ToI contributor Cathryn J. Prince follows the Lithuanian-born labor activist who blazed trails fighting sexism and classism in her new homeland, America
By Rich Tenorio
French artist Henri Matisse works on his 'Grand Intérieur Rouge' canvas in his Villa le Rêve studio in Vence, circa April 1948. (Louis FOUCHERAND / AFP)
April 18, 2026, 7:52 am
Was Henri Matisse’s sojourn in Vichy France de facto collaboration or quiet resistance?
In his new book ‘Matisse at War,’ Christopher C. Gorham explores the renowned artist’s troubled but prolific life under the Nazis during WWII, and his family’s role in the French underground
By Rich Tenorio
Jewish thinkers, giants in their fields. From left to right: Moshe Davis, Mordecai Kaplan (center) and Hillel Bavli (Inset from an image courtesy of the Mordecai Kaplan Center)
April 6, 2026, 8:53 am
How an upstart rabbi was excommunicated over his prayer book for a ‘new US Judaism’
Mordecai Kaplan’s vision of a unified, reconstructed religion for American Jews was plagued by backlash but launched a new denomination. Now he’s the subject of a new biography
By Rich Tenorio
Stephen Lang and Elsie Fisher in 'The Optimist.' (Courtesy of Jeanine Thomas)
March 11, 2026, 3:43 pm
New drama tells true story of Holocaust survivor who helps scores of troubled teens
In US theaters March 11, ‘The Optimist’ portrays how big-hearted toy store owner Herbert Heller came to open up about his experiences – and how his talks impacted youth in distress
By Rich Tenorio
Henrietta Szold at home in Jerusalem, circa 1922. (Wikimedia Commons)
February 17, 2026, 1:23 am
Did the founder of Hadassah – Israel’s ‘mother’ – support a one-state solution?
In her biography, ‘Henrietta Szold: Hadassah and the Zionist Dream,’ author Francine Klagsbrun shows how the acclaimed activist fought against misogyny and for the rights of all children
By Rich Tenorio
Black and Jewish chef, writer, educator and food historian Michael W. Twitty sits at the head of the table at an interfaith seder attended by members of the Black and Jewish communities in this undated photo. (Courtesy of Sara Wolitzky)
February 11, 2026, 4:24 am
New PBS series examines bittersweet ties that have historically bound US Blacks and Jews
For Black History Month, docuseries ‘Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History’ parses what has unified and divided the communities, amid today’s renewed tensions
By Rich Tenorio
Elie Wiesel arrives for a round table discussion on Capitol Hill, March 2, 2015, in Washington, DC. (WIN MCNAMEE / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
January 27, 2026, 5:52 am
New documentary reveals saga behind Elie Wiesel’s world-famous Holocaust memoir ‘Night’
In ‘Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire,’ airing on PBS in the US on January 27, filmmaker Oren Rudavsky examines the Nobel laureate through his ‘lifelong attempt to give his life meaning’
By Rich Tenorio
A political drawing depicting the trial of Aaron Sapiro (at right) v. Henry Ford. (Courtesy of Gaylen Ross and Carol King)
January 21, 2026, 4:31 pm
New documentary depicts the lawsuit that humbled Henry Ford – and revved up US Jewry
After its world premiere at the Miami Jewish Film Festival on Sunday, ‘Sapiro v. Ford’ is making the Jewish festival rounds
By Rich Tenorio
'Tomorrow is Yesterday,' by Hussein Agha, center (photo by Brett Walker), and Robert Malley (Kelley Norcia Photography)
December 31, 2025, 3:46 am
Two long-time negotiators dissect what’s at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
In new book ‘Tomorrow is Yesterday,’ Jewish US diplomat Robert Malley and veteran Palestinian negotiator Hussein Agha team up to look at the hard truths behind the stalled two-state solution
By Rich Tenorio
Carole King performs in New York's Central Park on May 26, 1973. (AP Photo/Ray Stubblebine, File)
December 28, 2025, 2:33 am
How ‘Natural Woman’ Carole King defied societal expectations to achieve pop stardom
Former Forward editor Jane Eisner’s new biography tracks the Jewish artist from her native NYC to California, where she recorded hit album ‘Tapestry,’ through multiple marriages in Idaho
By Rich Tenorio
Judea Pearl is the author of the new book, 'Coexistence and Other Fighting Words.' (Courtesy)
December 23, 2025, 4:46 am
Slain journalist Daniel Pearl’s father charts recent ‘Zionophobia’ rise in new book
In ‘Coexistence and Other Fighting Words,’ Judea Pearl tracks post-Oct. 7 denial of Jewish self-determination, defending Israel on multiple fronts, while coining some notable phrases
By Rich Tenorio
Jean Meltzer, author of 'The Eight Heartbreaks of Hanukkah.' (Courtesy)
December 19, 2025, 10:02 am
Let Jean Meltzer’s new Hanukkah-themed romance put the spark in your Festival of Lights
The American Jewish author and onetime rabbinical student adds to the winter holiday canon with ‘The Eight Heartbreaks of Hanukkah,’ the People of the Book’s answer to ‘A Christmas Carol’
By Rich Tenorio
The first immigrants to Galveston, Texas, through the Galveston Movement. (The Rosenberg Library, Galveston)
November 29, 2025, 2:59 am
Lone Star of David: How a short-lived plan saw persecuted European Jews reroot in Texas
In her new book ‘Melting Point,’ Rachel Cockerell chronicles her ancestors’ involvement in an obscure movement – exclusively in their own words
By Rich Tenorio
Prof. Avi Loeb appears on the Joe Rogan Experience, October 28, 2025. (YouTube screenshot)
November 9, 2025, 3:34 am
Astronomer Avi Loeb warns world not to ignore new comet’s potential alien threat
Israel-born Harvard scientist, no stranger to controversy, has asked Kim Kardashian to join his research team after the celeb got some answers about 3I/ATLAS from a recalcitrant NASA head
By Rich Tenorio
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