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Culture
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The head of the Ford Foundation condemned antisemitism — here’s why that’s a huge deal
Given Henry Ford's notorious record on the Jews, it was heartening to see Ford Foundation president Darren Walker take a principled stand
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Of course remembering is a quintessential Jewish trait, but let’s not forget about forgetting
In 'Fractured Tablets,' Mira Balberg examines the Mishnah and finds a more forgiving nature in Jewish law
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A Golem grows in Brooklyn — but do Jews need it?
Adam Mansbach’s ‘The Golem of Brooklyn’ updates a Jewish legend for the antisemitism of today
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A peek behind the curtain at the Broadway debut of ‘Fiddler on the Roof’
An illustrated look at the making of the most iconic Jewish musical in history
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In an unsettling account of French collaboration with Nazis, disturbing parallels with today’s politics
The case of Marshal Pétain may be history — but that history is far from over
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Art She was an outsider, a Jew and an iconoclastic artist — kind of like Picasso
A new exhibit in Paris explores the friendship between Gertrude Stein and Pablo Picasso
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Books Texas teacher reportedly fired after reading from Anne Frank’s diary to students
The teacher read a passage with sexual content from an oft-contested graphic adaptation of the Holocaust diary, which uses Frank’s words
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Here’s what you need to know about Yom Kippur 2023
A definitive guide to Yom Kippur - the Jewish day of atonement from the Forward
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10 great songs that show how a guy named Bob Feldman wrote the soundtrack of a generation
Feldman thought he might become a cantor; destiny and pop music had other plans
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How a multi-faith, multiracial team of artists is waging a nationwide billboard campaign to fight antisemitism
'The Highest Form of Wisdom is Kindness' debuts in time for the High Holidays and looks to build solidarity in the face of hate.
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Film & TV In her 105 years on earth, this trailblazing journalist changed the world for Jews and women
Ruth Gruber is the subject of the aptly-titled documentary 'Ahead of Time'
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News Jews paused Indiana’s abortion ban — by turning a religious freedom law against the evangelical right
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Culture In 1989, Harold Pinter and Jerry Schatzberg made the perfect Holocaust movie for 2026
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Opinion An abominable new Israeli law is a death warrant for democracy
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Culture Inside the ancient Christian theology driving modern antisemitism
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Fast Forward Sponsors back out of festival that invited Kanye West to headline despite record of antisemitism
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Fast Forward Wisconsin mosque leader detained by ICE in latest case tied to US antisemitism concerns
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