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A canceled JCC book talk shows Jews are entering a dangerous era of self-censorship
The Jewish author was told by the Mandel JCC in Florida that the political climate was 'complicated'
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Books Who’s afraid of Naomi Wolf? Naomi Klein’s newest book takes on her doppelganger
Naomi Wolf and Naomi Klein are opposites, yet often confused; their case of mistaken identity — and Israel — is behind Klein's new book
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Why do conspiracy theorists love to hate Rothschilds? A Rothschild explains.
Author and conspiracy expert Mike Rothschild talks antisemitism, Elon Musk and that new fake Rothschild heir
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An Oedipal tale of sex, violence, crooks, cutthroats and egg creams — set in the Jewish wilderness of the Lower East Side
Henry James makes a cameo appearance in Jerome Charyn's 'Ravage & Son,' though James might not have loved the novel
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Books 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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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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