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In ‘The Secret Agent,’ a peek into Brazilian Jewish history — and a warning against propaganda
Set during the Brazilian dictatorship of the late 20th century, a fugitive meets a Holocaust survivor mistaken for a Nazi.
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Why do people want ‘Zootopia 2’ to be about Israel?
Should we read anything into cartoon lynxes who control the government and the weather?
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The ‘Wicked’ Munchkins seem pretty Jewish this time around
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In ‘31 Candles,’ a manchild becomes bar mitzvah to court his crush
The rom-com is a messy meditation on American Jewry
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Her parents fled Mexico and Mandatory Palestine, taking their traumas with them
In the documentary ‘Traces of Home,’ Colette Ghunim grapples with the burdens she hoped she'd never have to face
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The cheesy way to do teshuvah
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Amy Goodman has been a fearless journalist for more than four decades; she says her Jewish roots made her that way
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