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Film & TV
What if Oscar voters pick Bradley Cooper’s nose?
Now that the nominees are out, it’s time to once more consider the controversial prosthetic
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Books Auschwitz would seem an unlikely backdrop for a love affair, yet this is a true story
Keren Blankfeld's 'Lovers in Auschwitz' tells of the relationship between David Wisnia and Helen Spitzer
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Film & TV How a self-proclaimed ‘goy’ named Norman Jewison made one of the most Jewish movies ever
Jewison, who died at 97, made ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ a big-screen phenomenon
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Books Picture book about family that celebrates Rosh Hashanah and Lunar New Year nabs top Sydney Taylor Jewish children’s book award
A Holocaust novel, a middle-grades story about an Orthodox girl and the publisher of the Sammy Spider series also got awards from the Association of Jewish Libraries
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Film & TV Why America was an easy mark for Nazi ideas
‘Nazi Town, USA’ explores how Nazi organizations flourished in the years before World War II
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Film & TV The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has made it onto ‘Law & Order’
The season opener of the ripped-from-the-headlines show sure managed to cram a lot of headlines in there
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In Mumbai, a 21-year-old street dancer finds an unlikely mentor in a 70-year-old Israeli ballet master
'Call Me Dancer' is a charming documentary about family, culture and friendship
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‘Pretty girls support Palestine’ and ‘Zionism is sexy’ — is sex appeal key to online war discourse?
Can being hot online really contribute to #freepalestine or #releasethehostages?
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Film & TV In ‘Delegation,’ Auschwitz and Majdanek provide the the backdrop for a mumblecore teen heritage tour
Asaf Saban’s film is an uneven look at Israeli high schoolers and the Holocaust
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Film & TV Have we finally discovered the real reason for Spinoza’s excommunication?
A documentary details how controversial ideas about God, Mosaic law and finances all may have played a role in the philosopher’s exile
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Books This novel is a glowing portrayal of Israel’s early days. Now it’s being ‘review-bombed’ on Goodreads
Author Talia Carner condemned critics who described her forthcoming novel, 'The Boy With the Star Tattoo,' as Israeli 'propaganda' — but she agrees that she's written a Zionist book
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Fast Forward DNC finding: Biden’s Israel backing cost Harris votes for president
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News What We Know About Jeffrey Epstein’s Childhood
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News An audiobook narrator told Zionists to kill themselves. A popular romance novelist hired him anyway.
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Opinion The dark message behind Tucker Carlson’s attempt to drum up drama in Israel
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Fast Forward NYC synagogue protest bill tasks police with developing a protection plan. Mamdani still hasn’t committed to sign
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Antisemitism Decoded After Minneapolis, a Youtuber comes for Jewish ‘welfare queens’
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Fast Forward Atlanta Jewish Film Festival apologizes for selecting anti-Zionist juror
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Culture How a new generation of comics is changing the face of Jewish comedy — and Judaism itself
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