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They told Willy Loman he was everything; ’twas a great American lie
In a new Broadway revival of Arthur Miller's 'Death of a Salesman,' a 'King Lear' for our time
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Cole Allen’s manifesto cites the Bible — so why did Trump say he ‘hates Christians?’
The suspect in the White House Correspondents' dinner attack thanked his church
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An Indiana town had no Jewish cemetery. When its mayor died, it built one
Aurora had no Jewish cemetery in 1871. After Marcus Levy’s death, residents refused to send him away — and set out to consecrate ground and raise a monument
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Apple TV’s ‘Your Friends & Neighbors’ just gave us a stunningly authentic Jewish episode
At a time when Jews are nervous about their public perception, seeing shmura matzah on TV was a balm, writes a rabbi and cultural commentator
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I come from a long line of Jewish Bundists. Now, Molly Crabapple is part of our family.
For some, Crabapple's 'Here Where We Live Is Our Country' is history; for this writer and her grandparents, it's an heirloom.
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Sports A Koufax for these times
The Portland Trail Blazers' Deni Avdija has become a lightning rod as an Israeli NBA star
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A New York Jewish childhood at the Dalton School where privilege met progressivism
Holly Cowan Shulman, who graduated from Dalton in 1961, remembers a fortunate life on the city's East Side
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On the small island of St. Eustatius, the Jewish community turned the tide of the American Revolution
'The First Salute' exhibit at the Weitzman Museum in Philly sheds light on the Jewish history of St. Eustatius and its impact on America
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Music Maestro Michael Tilson Thomas, celebrated conductor and Yiddish Theater royalty, dies at 81
The conductor led major symphonies and championed music education
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Music Marx Brothers fans rejoice: There’s a recording of Harpo speaking
A tape of a benefit concert marks the only time the silent brother let himself be recorded speaking in performance
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Lena Dunham’s new memoir is the most millennial thing ever
'Famesick' has the same strengths and foibles as 'Girls' — but we've grown up now
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