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Israel’s ‘best comedy’ arrives in America — with honesty, nihilism and subtitles
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Israel’s 2023 Oscar entry already feels like it’s from another planet
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In two provocative documentaries from Israel, an argument that bearing witness is insufficient
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His father directed ‘Casablanca,’ but he felt like a Jew without a home
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The saga of Hollywood’s most terrifying vampire (and his Jewish parents)
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