Benjamin Ivry is a frequent Forward contributor.
Benjamin Ivry
By Benjamin Ivry
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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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Books How antisemitic was Joseph Conrad, author of ‘Heart of Darkness’ and ‘The Secret Agent’?
The author was known to disparage Jews, yet sometimes he was also thought to be one
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Culture How Quincy Jones scored with the gritty story of a Harlem Holocaust survivor
Jones' 1964 score for 'The Pawnbroker' became an instant classic
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Culture How the humorless cruelty of Trump supporters betrays a Jewish tradition of insult comedy
Tony Hinchliffe, who spoke at Trump's MSG rally, cited the influence of comics like Don Rickles — but there's a key difference
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