On a residential block at the border between Brooklyn and Queens, Gottscheer Hall appears like a mirage from 1945. Blue awnings advertise the space for weddings and events. Inside, an entryway is ...

(JTA) — I can’t stop thinking about Flory Jagoda, Joseph Sassoon and Kitty Sassoon – three American Jews in their 90s who died last week. As an Ashkenazi Jew, I do not share their family backgrounds.

Five or six languages die every year, experts say. Within two centuries, 40 percent of the world’s extant languages may be gone. These are sobering numbers for a linguist like Anthony Aristar, a ...