Andrew Silow-Carroll is editor in chief of the New York Jewish Week and senior editor of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. He previously served as JTA’s editor in chief and as editor in chief and CEO of the New Jersey Jewish News.
Andrew Silow-Carroll
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
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Sandler earns this year’s prize in American humor for his 'films, music, and his tenure as a fan favorite' one 'Saturday Night Live'
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A professor of Jewish thought explains how a a debate over language is really about how Jews navigate between competing identities
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The electrical engineer, a regular at Sinai Temple in Los Angeles, also developed the fastest camera of its time
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As a professor at Hebrew University, Mechoulam destigmatized the plant by isolating its medicinal properties
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The star of 'Fiddler on the Roof' brought his Israeli self to a musical film about the Jewish Diaspora.
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Jewish literature and American studies scholar Jeremy Dauber centers Jewish identity in a new biography of the director and actor
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Jewish settlers attacked a Palestinian village to avenge the deaths of two brothers. A debate over language and history followed
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