Benjamin Ivry is a frequent Forward contributor.
Benjamin Ivry
By Benjamin Ivry
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Film & TV Why Jews will miss the Corporation for Public Broadcasting terribly
Targeted by Trump, CPB — which helped bring us documentaries about Jewish culture as well as 'Sesame Street' — will close next year
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Culture A voice for his generation, Tom Lehrer found laughter even in the most sensitive aspects of Jewish life and history
Lehrer, who famously left show business behind to teach, has died at 97
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Culture How a trailblazing Jewish scientist is still revolutionizing the world of astronomy
Chile's Vera Rubin observatory is named for the astronomer who changed the way we think about how galaxies move
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Culture Persecuted by the KGB, a Jewish master soared to new heights in the West
Born in Marc Chagall's hometown, the Russian Jewish dancer Valery Panov has died at 87
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Opinion Pete Hegseth is targeting a Jewish American hero — who’s next?
Hegseth has drawn the ire of Harvey Fierstein and others for trying to rename a ship dedicated to Harvey Milk
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Culture How Joe Biden developed his lifelong affection for Jews
A journalist once said that a Jewish holiday should be declared to celebrate the former president
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Culture The secret Jewish history of Alcatraz
As the Trump administration ponders reopening the notorious island prison, we ponder the Jewish ghosts who haunt it
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Culture 55 years later, how should we remember the Kent State massacre?
Four students were fatally shot on May 4, 1970 — three of them were Jewish
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