Benjamin Ivry is a frequent Forward contributor.
Benjamin Ivry
By Benjamin Ivry
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Culture Was Casanova an antisemite, a believer in Kabbalah — or both?
Born 300 years ago, the legendary libertine had a utilitarian relationship to faith
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Culture In Peter Yarrow’s legacy, an uneasy blend of Jewish values and personal transgressions
The folksinging Peter of Peter, Paul and Mary has died at 86
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Culture Jimmy Carter’s death: Assessing the 39th president’s record on Israel and the Jews
Despite some questionable statements, Carter accomplished much for the Jewish people
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Film & TV Did critics of the POW sitcom ‘Hogan’s Heroes’ actually have a point?
60 years ago, 'Hogan's Heroes' avoided stories of Nazi cruelty and played WWII for laughs
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Culture Should Jews mourn the loss of the Friars Club?
The onetime haunt of showbiz stalwarts like George Burns and Alan King was auctioned at a foreclosure sale
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Culture How the biggest antisemitic riot in America transformed Jewish history
Scott Seligman's new book looks back at the events surrounding the New York funeral of Rabbi Jacob Joseph
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The author was known to disparage Jews, yet sometimes he was also thought to be one
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Jones' 1964 score for 'The Pawnbroker' became an instant classic
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