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That time Yiddishists met extraterrestrials a short while ago in a galaxy not far away
It was a normal summer internship at the Yiddish Book Center ... until the Jedi invaded our turf
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BINTEL BRIEF I’m scared about antisemitism, but my friends just want to talk about the war
Bintel advises a student who is struggling to discuss her fears with friends who keep bringing the conversation back to politics
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Would the Talmud have told Jeffrey Goldberg to stay in the Signal chat?
If a journalist is added to a group chat discussing matters of national security, should they stay?
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What was Barbra Streisand’s autobiography doing in ‘The White Lotus’?
Babs' 992-page memoir speaks volumes about the character reading it.
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A truck of kosher knishes and matzo ball soup rolls into New York
Hot dogs, babka and egg rolls are all made hot-to-go in the Manischewitz Deli on Wheels
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Music How Janis Ian’s Jewish heritage inspired some of her greatest hits
A new documentary on the singer's life shows the relationship between her faith, her activism, and her songwriting.
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Film & TV What Gal Gadot has said about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The ‘Snow White’ actress has become outspoken in support of Israeli hostages and Israel's war efforts since Oct. 7
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100 years after its founding, can a Yiddish institute serve a people who don’t speak the language?
YIVO’s centennial marks a fractious time in Jewish life. It’s ready for the challenge.
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Theater ‘Operation Mincemeat’ is a musical farce about fooling Hitler — with nothing much to say about Nazis
The delightful musical erases its main character’s Jewishness, and much of his true motivation
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How one man discovered his Jewish identity through sweating
Nick Cassenbaum's play 'Bubble Schmeisis' explores the culture of London's schvitz
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Theater Abby Stein shows us the Hasidic Williamsburg she left behind
Stein’s memoir about growing up transgender in the Hasidic community, 'Becoming Eve,' is being adapted into a new play
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Why this was the worst week in antisemitism — until maybe next week
Joe Rogan hosting a Holocaust revisionist, Musk retweeting Holocaust denial, Kanye West selling KKK uniforms — all at once
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