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Culture
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Nordic musicians want Eurovision to ban Israel, as a Palestinian vies to enter
Israel has done well in Eurovision historically — but oddsmakers are betting against it this year
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Why a Jewish artist thinks his exhibit’s cancellation is evidence of censorship and antisemitism
Phillip Schwartz was ready to exhibit his Holocaust-related artwork. An arts center wanted to address accusations of genocide in Gaza.
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For a towering scholar in the field of Holocaust literature and testimony, there was no escape from darkness
Lawrence Langer, who has died at 94, won the National Book Critics Circle Award for 'Holocaust Testimonies'
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A Palestinian restaurant faced a flood of online abuse — so its owners hosted Shabbat for 1,300 guests
At Ayat, a Brooklyn mainstay of Palestinian cuisine, there is such a thing as a free dinner
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Music Ben Shapiro changes his tune on rap — by rapping
The pundit was heard spitting bars in a song called ‘FACTS,’ which charted number 1 on iTunes
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An heir to Broadway royalty returns to the Great White Way with an unlikely musical
Adam Guettel's adaptation of 'Days of Wine and Roses' is a story of love and addiction
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They survived harrowing Holocaust ordeals — and found extraordinary new lives in the U.S.
Six stories highlight the lasting trauma of the Shoah — and the ways survivors came to thrive, afterward
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Film & TV The sound designer for ‘Zone of Interest’ explains his 600-page bible of Auschwitz sounds
Johnnie Burn, Oscar nominated for his work, says everything you hear has a ‘legacy of truth in it’
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What we mean when we say ‘never again’ depends on where we’re from
An Israeli-American reflects on assimilation and antisemitism after Oct. 7
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Birds, barbed wire, darkness and sunlight — the artistic challenge of making a Torah mantle for a Holocaust scroll
Jerri Zbiral wanted to create a Torah mantle that would make an artistic statement while also commemorating history
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Art Beautiful, intimate photos of the last living Holocaust survivors
The Lonka Project, a collaboration of 311 photographers across 35 countries, exhibited at the United Nations on Wednesday
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Culture Gene Shalit, a mensch with a personality as big as his mustache, turns 100
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