PJ Grisar is a Forward culture reporter. He can be reached at [email protected] and @pjgrisar on Twitter.
PJ Grisar
By PJ Grisar
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Politics An astronaut, kosher Jew and Southern gentleman walk into the VP race: Ranking the Jewishness of Harris’ VP prospects
Our intrepid reporter ponders the kishka connections of the top five contenders: Josh Shapiro, Mark Kelly, Roy Cooper, J.B. Pritzker and Andy Bashear
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Politics Trump says he had God on his side — Bob Dylan knew it was never that simple
In his speech accepting the Republican presidential nomination, Trump claimed a divine favor that can never be proven
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Film & TV Did Marvel’s ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ really make an Israeli superhero Russian?
Uproar over changes to Shira Haas' character Sabra have prompted online outrage — but are they true?
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Culture In a young boy’s diary, a record of how Jews lived to the fullest, even in the face of death
YIVO’s new online exhibition tells the story of cultural life in the Vilna ghetto
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Politics Trump’s bacon remark wasn’t kosher, but it may be right
Lamenting the America of old, Trump recently pointed to the jacked up price of a popular pork product
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Politics Moses needed Aaron to communicate. Biden could have used him in debate.
The president, going against Trump, had a failure to communicate
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Film & TV Eichmann’s judgment — through the eyes of those who burned his body
Jake Paltrow speaks about his Hebrew-language film ‘June Zero’
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Theater His family survived the Holocaust. He survived long COVID. It’s Josh Fox’s ‘survivor’s obligation’ to fight the oil industry
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