PJ Grisar is a Forward culture reporter. He can be reached at [email protected] and @pjgrisar on Twitter.
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Theater Why Arthur Miller paid a price for greatness
In John Lahr’s new biography, the ‘Death of a Salesman’ writer’s inner life explains the plays we know
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Culture Olivia Wilde’s ‘special salad dressing’ came from Nora Ephron’s novel about adultery
The director shared a screenshot of 'Heartburn' with the recipe
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Fast Forward Candace Owens says no ‘honest person’ thought Kanye’s tweet was antisemitic
On her show, Owens seemed to suggest that anything short of calls for genocide may not qualify as antisemitism
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Film & TV ‘Amsterdam’ dreams of a Black-Jewish alliance, but doesn’t want to fight for it
David O. Russell's pseudo-history lesson downplays the effort needed to fight white supremacy
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Culture Mark Zuckerberg’s company marks Sukkot with a virtually empty virtual sukkah
You've never Meta sukkah like this
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Culture How Columbus brought America its first Jew
Luis de Torres was a refugee of faith –— and, in a way, America's first pilgrim
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Culture Did the head of the ADL just praise Elon Musk — by comparing him to a famous antisemite?
In a TV appearance, Jonathan Greenblatt called Musk the 'Henry Ford of our time'
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Culture The secret Jewish history of the Great Chicago Fire
The first person to claim responsibility for the blaze was a young gambler named Louis M. Cohn
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Fast Forward Why some Satmar Hasidic leaders endorsed Zohran Mamdani as mayor, stunning many Jewish voters
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Culture Mamdani quoted Eugene Debs in his victory speech — there’s a long Jewish history there
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Holy Ground This Jewish farmer is harvesting corn — and planting a synagogue — in the Illinois prairie
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News Scott Wiener, Jewish Democrat and critic of Israel’s war in Gaza, vies for Nancy Pelosi’s seat
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Opinion Why a concert hall should be the last place for a protest — particularly an antisemitic one like this
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Looking Forward What Hailey Bieber smoothies and instant matzo ball soup reveal about American Jewish taste
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