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Culture
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Film & TV
Does ‘The Artful Dodger’ finally fix the Fagin problem?
How a new take on ‘Oliver Twist’ finds its Jewish villain in a church
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What is Neturei Karta, the Orthodox group at all the pro-Palestinian protests?
The fringe Haredi sect is staunchly anti-Zionist, but far from beloved by other Jews
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I marched for Israel with 300,000 people — so why is the media so obsessed with the fringe?
The Jewish people can't let their narrative be kidnapped
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Film & TV He filmed the Great American Novel — then this great Jewish filmmaker set his sights on the world’s greatest restaurant
Frederick Wiseman's 'Menus-Plaisirs Les Troisgros' is a deep dive into a French epicurean wonder
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Art In Israeli jewelry, a profound meditation on life in a militarized society
A show at 92NY comes just weeks after the Y's Poetry Center canceled the talk of a pro-Palestinian author
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Film & TV Susan Sarandon dropped. A ‘Scream’ queen let go. Calling Israel’s actions ‘genocide’ is costing people Hollywood jobs
Comments dubbed antisemitic have prompted shake-ups in Hollywood
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Books Mosab Abu Toha isn’t the first Palestinian writer targeted by Israel
The poet was released Tuesday after two days in captivity. While the reason for his detention remains unclear, Israeli authorities have arrested and jailed celebrated Palestinian writers in the past.
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Israel Therapy Israel Therapy: How am I going to get through Thanksgiving?
To engage or to avoid, that is the question. Here’s how to know what your family can handle
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Books Palestinian poet who chronicled daily life in Gaza released after capture by IDF
Mosab Abu Toha had written essays on the difficulty of caring for his family during Israeli bombardment for several major American publications
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Theater A jam-packed history of wartime Yiddish song leaves you wanting both more and less
The Folksbiene’s ‘Amid Falling Walls’ is a grand showcase that’s often hard to follow
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Israel Therapy Israel Therapy: How can I engage on social media without getting myself in trouble?
Before you post, take a breath, check your sources…..and take another breath
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News An audiobook narrator told Zionists to kill themselves. A popular romance novelist hired him anyway.
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Fast Forward This Jewish family’s toy company challenged Trump’s tariffs. The Supreme Court agreed.
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