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Culture
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A viral post demonizing Zionist doctors sounds eerily like a Soviet antisemitic conspiracy theory
During the doctors' plot, Stalin targeted the country's Jews
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Film & TV The biggest question at the Golden Globes isn’t who will win, but what they’ll say about Israel
The first major awards ceremony since the actors' and writers' strikes comes to an industry divided on Israel and Gaza
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Theater A visionary theater maker never thought he’d be ‘Jewish director’ — then the times demanded it
With ‘Our Class,’ virtual theater innovator Igor Golyak takes on the raw topic of antisemitism
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How using words like ‘redemption’ and ‘civilian’ shapes the thinking on Israel’s war with Hamas
Given the gravity of current events, it's easy to ignore the nuances of language — but they're crucial
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The secret Jewish history of ‘Lord of the Rings’
J.R.R. Tolkien said he didn't intend to make his dwarves Jewish, but evidence suggests otherwise
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Books Citing risk to Elie Wiesel’s ‘Night,’ Iowa judge blocks key parts of state book ban law
Iowa’s Republican governor signed the bill into law last year along with other culture-war legislation targeting transgender athletes and student pronouns in schools
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Film & TV A new TV thriller exposes the Israeli power broker no one talks about
TV show 'East Side' explores the machinations of the East Jerusalem real estate game — and the Greek Orthodox Church
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‘Israeled,’ a new Urban Dictionary word, becomes proxy battleground in Middle East conflict
Users have contributed several entries for a new verb — ‘Israeled’ — since Oct. 7
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A few of the Forward’s favorite things from 2023
Anne Frank, Real Housewives and an Adam Sandler bat mitzvah movie saw us through a difficult year
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24 perfectly plausible pop culture predictions for 2024
Will HAIM release a mikvah album? Will Larry David get canceled on 'Curb'?
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‘The creation of a space’: How sitting shiva mirrors a therapeutic relationship
What lies behind the healing power of shiva?
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