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Theater ‘It’s my family play.’ David Adjmi on Fleetwood Mac, Led Zeppelin and moving ‘Stereophonic’ to Broadway
Adjmi's play, nominated for 13 Tonys, is about a band's tumultuous act of creation
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How Maurice Sendak’s Jewishness shaped ‘Where the Wild Things Are’
The children's author and illustrator grew up in a Polish immigrant family. A show at the Skirball in LA explores those roots
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How a Jewish son of Prague became a 101-year-old historian of human ideals
Intellectual historian Peter Demetz survived close calls during wartime to become a scholar of German literature
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Theater In the 2024 Tony nominees, a reminder Jews don’t always need to work Jewish
‘Cabaret’ and ‘Prayer for the French Republic’ were both nominated, but antisemitism and Jewish identity are not the major theme
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Film & TV In Seinfeld’s newest kvetch, a tale of two Pop-Tart jokes
Promoting ‘Unfrosted,’ the comedian lamented ‘PC crap’
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A history of a pivotal era in Palestine wins a top Jewish book prize
Oren Kessler’s “Palestine 1936” tells the “story of two nationalisms"
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I have officiated at hundreds of funerals. Here’s the biggest lesson I’ve learned
Individual moments create memories that last a lifetime
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PEN America cancels New Voices festival over author outrage at Gaza response
The move comes just days after the organization canceled its annual awards
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How a ‘lowly Orthodox,’ punk rock lesbian ended up in Hasidic Crown Heights
Rossi’s memoir ‘Punk Rock Queen of the Jews’ tells a story ripe for Passover
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The fastest growing sport in the US, pickleball is as accessible as it is fun
Pickleball champion Michael Lipp, 70, took to the sport 'like a fish takes to water'
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That Passover song about the goat captivated a famous artist who wasn’t Jewish
Frank Stella’s ‘Had Gadya’ series, now at the Skirball in LA, was inspired by a Yiddish picture book
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Theater Hidden in this picture, the murder of 1.1 million Jews
Tectonic Theater Project’s ‘Here There Are Blueberries’ shows the SS enjoying life at Auschwitz
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Theater Hidden in this picture, the murder of 1.1 million Jews
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News The great tent conspiracy theory: Are ‘outside agitators’ supplying protesters’ tents?
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Opinion Yes, antisemitism is rising. But pro-Palestinian protests aren’t the real threat to our campuses
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Opinion I teach Israel studies at NYU. We are importing the worst of Israel and Palestine to our campuses
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Opinion My Columbia classmates are calling for intifada. I just want to go to college.
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Culture How Maurice Sendak’s Jewishness shaped ‘Where the Wild Things Are’
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Fast Forward ‘Huge win’: Brown University protesters reach an agreement to dismantle encampment
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Theater ‘It’s my family play.’ David Adjmi on Fleetwood Mac, Led Zeppelin and moving ‘Stereophonic’ to Broadway