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What the Jewish author behind one of America’s most banned books has to say about censorship today
David Levithan, a pioneering author of queer young adult novels, is part of a landmark lawsuit against a Florida school district's book bans
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Film & TV A museum snubbed Hollywood’s Jewish founders. Its next exhibit hopes to make amends
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures' first permanent exhibit will explore Hollywood's Jewish roots
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Why a German anthem shouted at the US Open enraged one of the world’s top tennis players
When Alexander Zverev heard a shout of 'Deutschland Über Alles,' he understood the ugly history behind those words
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The Top 25 versions of ‘The Weight’ — Robbie Robertson and The Band’s song inspired by a Jewish bookseller
Who would have thought a song inspired by Ingmar Bergman and Luis Buñuel would create a rock ’n’ roll history
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Books How a quintessentially Yiddish sensibility created a thoroughly modern Don Quixote
Edith Grossman, translator of Cervantes, García Márquez and Vargas Llosa, has died at 87
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Books A Florida JCC canceled a Jewish author’s talk because her novel mentions slavery
The JCC cited the state’s ‘political climate’ in canceling a talk about Rachel Beanland’s book, set in 1811 in Virginia
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Has Woody Allen ever told you how lucky he is?
With his 50th film, 'Coup de Chance,' the director shrugs off abuse allegations and returns once again to a theme that's been a constant throughout his career
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The secret Jewish history of Jimmy Buffett
There was a surprisingly kosher side to the late artist —even if his idea of paradise involved the consumption of cheeseburgers
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Going to your first Orthodox shiva? Here’s what you need to know
No, you don't need to bring food — but do bring a kippah
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Here’s what you need to know about Rosh Hashanah 2023
A definitive guide to the Jewish new year from the Forward
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‘Isn’t it rich’ — Sondheim, Buñuel, and the discreet charm of the bourgeois audience they couldn’t live without
Stephen Sondheim's final musical, 'Here We Are,' tackles two of the great surrealist films of the 20th century
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Opinion In Bruce Springsteen’s new anti-ICE protest song, a nod to Minnesota’s own Bob Dylan
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Fast Forward After Minneapolis shooting, local Jewish service channels a city’s grief and resolve
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Holy Ground A millennial rabbi built a synagogue where others have closed. Her maverick ideas are becoming a model.
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Culture ‘The Pitt’ tackled the trauma of the Tree of Life attack. Here’s how survivors of the synagogue shooting reacted to the episode.
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Fast Forward How a law used to protect synagogues is now being deployed against ICE protesters and journalists
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Fast Forward ADL appoints former head of embattled Gaza aid foundation to its board
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Film & TV When Catherine O’Hara delivered the perfect Purim spiel
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News Iranian Jews caught between frustration and hope as US debates intervention
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