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	  Books Why the story of Noah’s Ark seems timelier than everCharlotte McConaghy’s 'Wild Dark Shore' is only the latest riff on a biblical tale of climate change 
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	  Books The Lakers were about to shock the NBA. But Shabbat had to end first.The secret Jewish history of…the Luka Dončić trade? 
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	  Books A bespectacled, Jewish hypochondriac with literary pretensions and a creepy fascination with his stepson’s girlfriend — Guess who?Woody Allen's debut novel 'What's with Baum' has been done better before — by Woody Allen 
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	  Books How Philip Roth invented a myth called ‘Philip Roth’In 'Philip Roth: Stung by Life,' biographer Steven J. Zipperstein reveals the truth behind the rebellious character the author created 
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	  Fast Forward Texas school district yanks YA Holocaust novel ‘The Devil’s Arithmetic’ after using AI to detect ‘DEI content’The 1988 novel by Jewish author Jane Yolen is about a young Jewish American girl who travels back in time to World War II-era Poland and is sent to a Nazi death camp 
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	  Art In a bibliophile’s paradise, a treasury of Jewish manuscripts recalls a time when books were truly beautifulAt the Grolier Club, 'Jewish Worlds Illuminated' highlights of a vast collection from the Jewish Theological Seminary's library 
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	  Culture In Dan Brown’s chaotic tale of a rampaging Golem, a case of missing Judaism'The Secret of Secrets' puts the famous defender of Prague's Jewish ghetto centerstage 
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	  Books Cheating partners, antisemitic neighbors, and lost loves populate these Jewish worldsJennifer Moses’ new collection of short stories explores troubled relationships through a Jewish lens 
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	  News An Israeli restaurant chain said it closed due to boycotts. Protesters are celebrating.
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	  Opinion Jews are worried about Zohran Mamdani. Here’s why they shouldn’t be
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	  Sports It’s so cool that Sandy Koufax was there for that
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	  Film & TV What the new season of ‘Nobody Wants This’ gets right — and very wrong — about Judaism
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	  Yiddish אַ קאָנפֿערענץ וועגן ייִוואָ קומט פֿאָר אין איר געבוירן־שטאָט — ווילנעA conference about YIVO takes place in its birthplace — Vilniusאיין פֿאָרשער האָט גערעדט וועגן דעם וואָס נישט בלויז די פֿרומע און אָרעמע ייִדן האָבן גערעדט ייִדיש, נאָר די רײַכע און געבילדעטע אויך. 
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