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Culture ‘The Band’s Visit’ Sweeps Up Tonys
UPDATED: Based on one of Israel’s most celebrated movies — the multiple Ophir-winning “Bikur HaTizmoret” (“The Band’s Visit,” 2007) by Eran Kolirin — “The Band’s Visit” is this year’s surprise Broadway hit. The musical debuted with Tony Shalhoub (“Monk” and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”) playing — and singing! — alongside Katrina Lenk (who recently starred…
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Culture June 10: Chicago: The Greater Chicago Jewish Festival
Become immersed in a day of Jewish culture at the Greater Chicago Jewish Festival on Sunday, June 10. From 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the St. Paul Woods, Cook County Forest Preserve, there will be live music (on four stages, featuring the likes of Corky Siegel, Howard Levy and RebbeSoul), comedy (think improv with…
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Opinion Have Your Say: Was ABC Wrong Or Right To Axe Roseanne?
Have Your Say is your chance to tell us what you think. Tell us in the comments below or on Facebook and let us know what you think about the question posed in the headline. Vote: Have Your Say: Was @ABC Wrong Or Right To Axe @RoseanneOnABC?https://t.co/nEdhwcmsgH — The Forward (@jdforward) May 31, 2018
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Opinion Have Your Say: How Is President Trump Handling Nuclear Deals With Iran And North Korea?
Have Your Say is your chance to tell us what you think. Tell us in the comments below or on Facebook and let us know what you think about the question posed in the headline.
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Culture That Time Donald Trump Boasted Of Reading Philip Roth
Among his fans, the late Philip Roth boasted Zadie Smith, Saul Bellow, the Library of America, and just about every awards committee save for the one named after Alfred Nobel. Roth could also have counted two presidents who enjoyed his work; Barack Obama, who awarded Roth with the National Humanities Medal, and, apparently, Donald Trump….
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Slideshows “Before The Fall: German And Austrian Art Of The 1930s” At Neue Galerie
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Culture Visit the Lower East Side With The Forward
On June 10, the Newsroom Society will go on a walking tour of the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Conducted by the president of the Forward, Sam Norich, the tour will hit the highlights of this historical neighborhood with so much resonance for the Jewish American community and for the Forward in particular. We will…
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Culture Covering A Polarized Community — Jane Eisner At The National Jewish Student Journalism Conference
Jane Eisner, editor-in-chief of the Forward will be appearing at the 2018 National Jewish Student Journalism Conference, a selective gathering of Jewish student writers, from 2-3:15 p.m. on May 14 at the NYU Bronfman Center (7 E. 10th St, 5th Floor, New York). She will join an editors’ roundtable called “Covering a Polarized Community” with…
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