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Books
How an ‘unlikely rabbi’ went from Korea to Colbert
Rabbi Angela Buchdahl's memoir 'Heart of a Stranger' charts her journey as the first Asian American rabbi and cantor
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There wasn’t a Jewish grief group in Boston for young adults, so this rabbi started one
Bereaved Jews in their 20s and 30s had few options until Jackson Mercer founded 'The Worst Club Ever’
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Film & TV Ben Stiller wants you to meet his parents
In 'Stiller & Meara: Nothing is Lost,' the filmmaker has his L’dor V’dor moment
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Theater The new Anne Frank musical wants you to laugh at ‘woke culture’ — but is it funny?
In 'Slam Frank,' it’s hard to tell who’s in on the joke and who is just…in it.
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Film & TV How a Jewish schoolteacher from New Jersey made it to Hollywood and Broadway at the same time
In 'Blue Moon,' Robert Kaplow joins forces with Ethan Hawke and Richard Linklater to give a tragic genius his due
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Theater Why is everyone laughing at Anne Frank?
'Slam Frank,' an edgy new musical, would have been unimaginable a few years ago. What changed?
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Film & TV How a complete unknown created one of the most iconic music events of the 1970’s
Ido Fluk's 'Köln 75' tells of the unlikely collaboration of jazz great Keith Jarrett and teenage concert promoter Vera Brandes
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Books How Yiddish authors made a new world writing for children
Miriam Udel’s book tracks the development of literature made to shape a Jewish universe
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Books Why was my Jewish identity so apologetic and humiliating?, Obama speechwriter asks in new book
In a new book, the former White House speechwriter says it’s time for Jews to reclaim their story from the haters
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You see an ugly ottoman or a faded armchair; she sees a lost history waiting to be revived
For Ruti Wajnberg, a granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, reupholstering furniture can stitch generations back together
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Could dementia be the key to saving endangered Jewish languages?
Sometimes when people's short-term memories begin to falter, they recall the first languages they learned
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Opinion It’s time for the pro-Palestinian movement to make a radical change
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