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Culture
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I have seen the future of America — in a pastrami sandwich in Queens
San Wei, which serves pastrami sandwiches along with churros and biang biang noodles, represents an immigrant's fulfillment of the American dream
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In the history of the artichoke, a history of Sephardic Jews
The glorious vegetable made its way from the Iberian Peninsula during the Inquisition to Sicily and then to the Jewish Ghetto of Rome
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Film & TV In three films, a tale of three Jewish New Yorks
Film Forum is presenting ‘Uncle Moses,’ ‘Hester Street’ and ‘Once Upon a Time in America’ as part of its series on New York City
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Film & TV Forget ‘Dial of Destiny’ — the hottest Indiana Jones film is Barbra Streisand whipping Harrison Ford
A rare outtake from ‘Temple of Doom’ raises some interesting questions
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FIRST PERSON As a rabbi in a small town, I understand the Jewish class divide — and how to close it
Rural congregations have a fraction of the resources of their big-city cousins, writes the head of the Center for Small Town Jewish Life
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Art In a joyous and colorful reimagination of Noah’s Ark, a vision for a new kind of Judaism
Yulia Iosilzon's paintings transform Jewish symbols into a vibrant, morphing vision of the world
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This family survived the Holocaust. Could a weekly Shabbat Zoom call help them survive the pandemic?
Three years after the COVID-19 lockdown, more than 50 people in this sprawling family still log on each Friday night to share their love and support
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BINTEL BRIEF I sat shiva for my sister because she hates Israel. Should I bother reconciling?
Bintel says boundaries might help mend this ‘Sister Split’ — but it won’t be easy
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No, Steely Dan hasn’t aged all that well, but then again, neither have we
'Quantum Criminals' reveals the jaundiced and Jewish-inflected cynicism behind the slick musicianship of Steely Dan
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Film & TV Dan Stein is a New Orleans icon. ‘Queer Eye’ just didn’t get his Jewishness
The Fab Five tried to mold Stein into a perfect boyfriend, but at heart he seems to be a grumpy — and loving — Jewish man
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Theater He was Germany’s most popular playwright — here’s why you may not have heard of him
Jewish writer Ernst Toller lived the radical ideals he expressed in his plays
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Art Why’s a microwave baking matzo? And why does that 400-year-old menorah have a lightbulb?
Artist Mark Podwal's woodcuts bring a fresh take on 16th century images to Eldridge Street
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