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  • UJA-Federation of New York 
    UJA-Federation of New York (UJA-Federation of New York, 2017)
    The Web site of the UJA Federation of New York. This is an active Website which is continually changing. The date given here is the date in which the catalog record for the Web site was first entered here. Click on the ...
  • Uncle Moses, A Novel 
    Asch, Sholem; Goldberg, Isaac (translator) (E. P. Dutton and Co., 1920)
    A novel by Sholem Asch translated into English from the original Yiddish. Click on one of the icons below to access the novel.
  • The Union for Reform Judaism 
    Union for Reform Judaism (2017)
    The homepage of the Union of Reform Judaism which provides support and connections to Reform Congregations in North America, it describes itself as leading the "largest Jewish movement in North America." Click on the link ...
  • An Unserious Man 
    Angel, Arielle; Plitman, Jacob; Klion, David (Jewish Currents, 2020-01-23)
    "Uncut Gems, the Safdie brothers’ winter blockbuster starring Adam Sandler as Howard Ratner, a sleazy diamond dealer caught in an escalating series of debts, might be the most explicitly Jewish mainstream movie since the ...
  • Uriel Weinreich: Contact Linguist, Historical Linguist, and Yiddishist Par Excellence 
    Bleaman, Isaac L. (BRILL - Journal of Jewish Languages, 2017)
    Uriel Weinreich was a renowned linguist, who, in addition to his work on linguistics generally, made significant contributions to both the study and teaching of Yiddish. This article is part of a special issue of the Journal ...
  • USCJ (United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism) 
    United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (USCJ) (2017)
    The homepage of The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, which describes itself as the "network that ensures there are thriving centers of Jewish practice across North America, Israel, and beyond that celebrate both ...
  • Was Diane Arbus the Most Radical Photographer of the 20th Century? 
    Mar, Alex (nymag.com, 2016-07)
    Biographical article highlighting a new biography and Met exhibit show on how Diane Arbus "sacrificed her marriage, her friendships, and eventually her life for her career as an artist living on the edge." Click on the ...
  • Was My Life Worth Living? 
    Goldman, Emma (Harper's Magazine, 1934)
    In this autobiographical essay, written at the age of 65, Emma Goldman reflects on her life and political commitments. Most notably, she considers her commitment to the Anarchist Movement. This item was retrieved from The ...
  • Was Saul Bellow a Man or a Jerk? Both, a Monumental Biography Concludes 
    Greif, Mark (The New York Times, 2018-12-05)
    A critical essay/review of the second volume of Zachary Leader's The Life of Saul Bellow (entitled "Love and Strife, 1965-2005"). Click on the link above to access.
  • Weeds - How the Show Got Started 
    Kohan, Jenji (You Tube, 2008-07-29)
    A brief discussion with Jenji Kohan about how she developed the idea behind he TV series "Weeds." Click on the link to watch the video.
  • Weegee (Arthur Fellig) 
    Weegee, Arthur Fellig; The J. Paul Getty Museum (The J. Paul Getty Museum, 2003)
    This entry in the web site for the The J. Paul Getty Museum contains a short biographical note and 8 pages of photographs by Weegee. Click on the link above to access the web entry for this Jewish American photographer.
  • Weegee’s Day at the Beach 
    Gurewitsch, Matthew (smithsonianmag.com, 2009-06)
    "When PM began publishing, in the summer of 1940, the mercury was soaring, and the editors wanted to know how Joe Average was coping. Weegee went out and shot individuals sleeping on fire escapes, kids cooling off in the ...
  • West Side Story - America 
    Bernstein, Leonard; Sondheim, Stephen (YouTube, 2008)
    From the 1961 film version of West Side Story (music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim), the song "America" sung by Rita Moreno. Click on the link above to access.
  • What is Language and Why Does it Matter 
    Chomsky, Noam (You Tube, 2013-09-06)
    A You Tube recording of a lecture delivered by Noam Chomsky at the 2013 Linguistic Society of America Summer Institute, held at the University of Michigan. Click on the first link above to view the You Tube.
  • What is Purim? 
    Chabad.org (2019-01)
    This Web Page discusses the history and significance of the holiday of Purim. how Purim is observed among Orthodox Jews, Purim customs, etc. Click on the link to see the Web Page.
  • What Is Rosh Hashanah? 
    Chabad.org (Chabad.org, 2019)
    This article describes the meaning and observance of Rosh Hashana from an Orthodox perspective. The article notes that Rosh Hashana means "Head of the Year": "Just like the head controls the body, our actions on Rosh ...
  • What Is Shavuot (Shavuos)?: And How Is Shavuot Celebrated? 
    Chabad.org (Chabad.org, 2019)
    This Web Page discusses the meaning of the holiday of Shavuot, the commemoration of when the Jewish people received the Torah ton Mount Sinai, and how it is celebrated. It also explains why it is traditional to eat dairy ...
  • What it’s like to play Tevye—in Yiddish—at a time of increasing anti-Semitism 
    Butler, Isaac (Slate Magazine, 2019-10-21)
    An interview with Steven Skybell, who played Tevye in the revival of "Fiddler on the Roof" in Yiddish, directed by Joel Gray. Skybell and Isaac Butler discuss the differences between the original production of "Fiddler" ...
  • What They Say About Stanley Kubrick 
    Bogdanovitch, Peter (The New York Times, 1999-07-04)
    An essay on Stanley Kubrick, the acclaimed director, by the director and writer Peter Bogdanovitch. The essay was written soon after Kubrick's death. Click on the link above to access the article.
  • When Writers Put Themselves Into the Story 
    Cohen, Joshua; Fassler, Joe (The Atlantic, 2015-06-16)
    "Joshua Cohen, the author of Book of Numbers, discusses Dostoyevsky’s The Double, in which the author becomes a presence in the novella." Click on the link above to access.

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