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Culture
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The towering Jewish critic who taught me to grok art and hate Picasso
After Max Kozloff died at 91, a New York community came together to remember and to mourn
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On a witty new TV show, American Jews lust after Israel — literally
All Chanshi wants is to sleep with IDF soldiers
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‘Cancel culture’ comes for the AI ‘Seinfeld’
A bizarre simulation of the sitcom was suspended on Twitch following an anti-trans rant
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Theater For a Jewish family in Ukraine, a wrenching choice between Israel and the U.S.
In Stephanie Satie's 'Last Parade,' a domestic argument reflects global conflicts
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Sophie Zucker is ready to suck face
The comedian talks to the Forward about her uncensored one-woman musical, making fun of Manhattan and being extremely Jewish onstage
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Film & TV There’s now a queer, sexy contender in the Jewish horror movie boom
‘Attachment’ is a funny and fresh take on an already tired formula
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YIVO digitizes writer Chaim Grade’s archive, a Yiddish treasure with a soap opera backstory
Manuscripts, letters, photos and speeches from a giant of Yiddish literature, long kept out of view by his late widow, are now online
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The Michelin guide is coming to Israel. What took so long?
The French food guide rejected previous campaigns to cover Tel Aviv
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The secret Jewish history of UFOs (and why Ezekiel might have had a close encounter)
UFOs are back in the news.
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BINTEL BRIEF My older children worry that their neurodivergent brother won’t ‘launch’
Bintel invokes the Haggadah: There are all types of kids. We are to love, accept and teach them all
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Music He captured a side of Bob Dylan that hadn’t been seen before
Daniel Kramer's 1960s photographs showcased the artist at his most playful and appproachable
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Film & TV In a quartet of memorable films, an acclaimed Israeli director navigates between hope and despair
Eran Kolirin exposes absurdity and nuance within a world of seemingly intractable conflict
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