Author: Lawrence J. Epstein

One of the oldest monotheistic religions known to humankind, Judaism has withstood the tests of time. So what exactly are the tenets of this ancien...

Having entered the world in 1896 as a poverty-stricken child named Naftaly (Nathan) Birnbaum, George Burns rose from New York's Lower East Side ...

Many American folk singers have tried to leave their world a better place by writing songs of social protest. Musicians like Woody Guthrie, Lead...

This is a thematic survey of American films with significant Jewish content that made an important statement about America. Both familiar and le...