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Film & TV
Billy Wilder’s Cold War satire was ahead of its time. Is that why it got the cold shoulder?
‘One, Two, Three’ is one of the director's fizziest comedies
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Film & TV Why are Jews suing to block abortion bans?
Paula Eiselt's documentary 'Under G-d' argues that religious freedom requires pro-choice public policy
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Can this traveling Holocaust museum fix Holocaust education?
An exhibit designed to be installed in schools aims to make Holocaust education more impactful
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‘You just feel devastated; people are leaving in a state of complete depression’ — the view on the ground from a poet in Israel
Yudit Shahar is a veteran of many protests; she says this one feels different
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She wrote ‘Gigi’ and inspired a Keira Knightley movie — was she also a Nazi collaborator?
To save her husband from the Nazis, did Colette become one?
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If Jews need an excuse to leave Twitter, X marks the spot
The rebrand is yet another sign of a company in bigoted freefall
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Is ‘Barbie’ Jewish? Is ‘Barbie’ Shabbat? Is ‘Barbie’ the Book of Genesis? Four drunk Jews discuss
'Does Barbie have a concept of religion or Jewishness? Depends who plays with her'
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Music Tony Bennett’s 10 greatest songs by Jewish songwriters
Irving Berlin and the Gershwins were among the many immortalized by the legendary singer
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Theater So, how did this 74-year-old Jewish guy with the goofy glasses wind up writing a Dolly Parton musical?
Bruce Vilanch is 1 of 3 writers on 'Here You Come Again'
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More rabbis of color are being ordained. Why aren’t they on the bimah?
Virtually no Black rabbis lead mainstream Jewish congregations
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Iran’s Jewish languages are dying. Can intrepid linguists save them before it’s too late?
The Jewish Language Project is racing the clock to preserve a rapidly disappearing heritage
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