Yentl is a play by Leah Napolin and Isaac Bashevis Singer. Based on Singer's short story "Yentl, the Yeshiva Boy," it centers on a young girl who defies tradition by discussing and debating Jewish law and theology with her rabbi father. When he dies, she cuts her hair, dresses as a man, and sets...

This song must have exemplified the feelings of hundreds of thousands of Jewish immigrants on their journey to the US. Though it wouldn't be easy to leave the only homes they'd ever known, it was the only choice they had for survival. Barbra Streisand sings "A Piece Of Sky" from the classic movie...