Jim Clevenson on a new director of development, memories of Rabbi Rubin, a book talk at Federation, and what we really know.

Marsha Halpert reviews Louise Fein’s novel about a 12-year-old girl shaped by Nazi propaganda in pre-war Germany.

Naela Fakher Eldin, whose 11-year-old daughter was killed in the 2024 Majdal Shams rocket attack, speaks of the Israelis who comforted her.

Jonathan S. Tobin of JNS says an Off-Broadway satire about Anne Frank shows how woke culture erases Jewish history and identity.

Mitchell Bard argues a Palestinian state would not end the region’s conflicts and that peace cannot be imposed on Israel.

Saratoga Jewish Community Arts hosts a Zoom panel on a 2018 film about Soviet deportations of Lithuanians, Nov. 8 at 7 p.m.

Ohavi Zedek Synagogue hosts the Nov. 15 festival with kosher food, klezmer music, Yiddish dancing and a bagel taste challenge.

Turnout topped the 2022 final figure two hours before polls closed, and exit polls show no clear majority for either bloc.

A national otolaryngology group honors the Albany ENT & Allergy Services leader for his commitment to independent medical practice.

Alan Koslow’s weekly guide to Capital Region campus events, with Lois Lowry, architect Billie Tsien, saxophonist Ernie Watts and more.