Jewish Federation of the Berkshires will host its annual Major Donors Celebration on Sunday, July 21 at 9:30 a.m., at Berkshire Hills Country Club. Our co-chairs for this event are Penny and Claudio Pincus, who share their thoughts on why donating to this Federation is vitally important,…
Israeli contemporary art jewelry designer Shulli Goitein will have a booth at the Berkshires Arts Festival this July 5-7 – some of our Berkshire snowbirds may have already met her last winter in Palm Beach or Boca Raton, Under ordinary circumstances, the designer would be selling her…
In May, Ambassador Stuart E. Eizenstat spoke to the BJV about his new book, "The Art of Diplomacy," in advance of his upcoming July 18 talk at Knesset Israel in Pittsfield.
"What, Me Worry?: The Art and Humor Behind MAD Magazine” at the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge is *the* must-see exhibit in the Berkshires this summer. The BJV's Linda H. Davis spoke with the curators about the show and shares some of the goofiness - and the cultural significance…
In this appreciation of MAD Magazine and the "What, Me Worry" exhibit currently at the Norman Rockwell Museum, BJV Editor Albert Stern shares memories of what the humor monthly meant to him growing up, and the ways MAD transmitted classic Jewish humor to Baby Boomers and beyond.
