Photographer Adam Cohen’s latest project, a collaboration with writer Craig Friedman, blends imagery and words using Internet technology. Their blog, The New American Census, features photographs that capture elements of American culture.  The blog, subtitled “the first census to sense America,” was launched in December 2009 and Cohen and Friedman say the project aims to show life as it is, taking inspiration from the world. It encourages viewers to actively observe their surroundings and question--and struggle with--the images around them...

O manoot o’namoot: art or we die. This play on words, found on an Israeli bumper sticker, demands that we reflect on how crucial art is to our existence. Art is one of the most accurate records of human history, a powerful form of cultural diplomacy, and a valuable educational tool.

Most of the Holocaust films Hollywood has produced in the last 20 years present hope in the face of Nazi evil, portraying the heroism of righteous gentiles, whose sympathy and humanity triumph over prejudice. Such films promote building a better world through strengthened relations between Jews and gentiles, but one element is conspicuously absent: courageous Jewish heroes.