Books
Would Tevye vote for Trump or Biden? 25 fictional Jews weigh in.
From Alexander Portnoy to Midge and Joel Maisel, here’s how our favorite fictional Jews are voting in the November election.
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Is suburbia the American dream — or its worst nightmare?
In “The Sprawl,” author Jason Diamond comes to praise the suburbs not to bury them.
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For Sean Connery’s 90th birthday, the secret Jewish history Of James Bond
In honor of Sean Connery’s 90th birthday, we present the Jewish history of the character he immortalized.
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Is it time to start taking beauty pageants seriously?
“In reality, the history of pageants mirrors the many monumental changes related to a woman’s place in society.”
Decorate your Sukkah with bread? The story of kaak
Making kaak, Sephardic cookies
Sorry, Lincoln Project. Jared Kushner is not quite the picture of Dorian Gray
Do president’s sons-in-law get portraits in the West Wing? Asking for the Lincoln Project.
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I Was Hesitant To Write About The Holocaust — Until Toni Morrison Lit The Path
“Who,” Toni Morrison asked me, “gives out the right to tell a story?”
On Writing An Opera With Toni Morrison: ‘She Was The Voice Of The Nation’s Conscience’
“She was very compassionate, very thoughtful. She was very, very strong.”
How a Holocaust survivor’s daughter found a passion for horses
Horses have been an odd, lifelong obsession for a Manhattanite daughter of a Holocaust survivor.
As Frog and Toad turn 50, a look at their most mortifying story
I recall with distinct mortification Toad’s striped, singlet bathing suit.
What’s the best New York Jewish book of all time?
Literary cities are many, but there’s only one New York.