Critically acclaimed Israeli film offers great performances, family tension, and nostalgia for an unsavory past
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Did Labour suspend a candidate for liking a Jon Stewart joke?
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How I helped bring the story of Hollywood’s Jewish founders to the Academy Museum — where it belongs
The museum's new 'Hollywoodland' exhibit offers a needed corrective for (some of) its previous oversights
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