Beth Harpaz worked at the Forward as a reporter and now manages the Bintel Brief advice column. She previously covered politics and breaking news for The Associated Press. Email: [email protected].
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By Beth Harpaz
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Eating hot dogs is a July 4th tradition, even without Joey Chestnut at Nathan’s Famous contest
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Some say Gilberto Bosques was just doing his job. Others call him a hero
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Claudia Sheinbaum is Jewish, but her Jewish constituents care about politics, not identity
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YIVO’s Museum of the Homes of the Past was both too early — and too late
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Bintel says: Try inviting them over for blintzes on Shavuot
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BINTEL BRIEF My friend is making antisemitic comments. What should I say? PS: I’m not Jewish
Bintel says call her out, draw your boundaries and walk away if necessary
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