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In New York, migrants crowd into hotels seeking shelter — just like Jewish refugees did after WWII
At the Roosevelt, the Park West and the Belnord, echoes of Holocaust survivors' stories
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Comparing his indictment to Nazi Germany, Donald Trump is right for extremely wrong reasons
The indicted former president's glib accusations unwittingly invoke the specter of the philosopher Carl Schmitt
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Long before the blockbuster movie, Barbie taught me how to embrace Judaism — and celebrate Yom Kippur
A 2005 documentary showed me that the history of Barbie and the history of American Jews are weirdly connected
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Theater In stories told through puppets, haunting tales of generational trauma
With 'Paper Cut,' Israeli artist Yael Rasooly has found a way to heal herself — and her audiences
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The secret Jewish history of the Grateful Dead
The group, led by Jerry Garcia, inspired 'Jews for Jerry' and 'Blues for Challah.'
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Finally, her quest for restitution from Germany succeeded — but at what psychological cost?
In 'Summons to Berlin,' Joanne Intrator recounts a grueling journey to receive compensation
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On Twitter, Nazis have free speech — but Elon Musk’s critics face censorship
Twitter's parent company has threatened a defamation suit against a nonprofit researching the rise of hate speech on the platform
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Film & TV Paul Reubens, son of a founding Israeli Air Force pilot and father of Pee-wee Herman, dies at 70
The comedian known for his signature character had been battling cancer
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‘No one’s going to be perfect:’ Your children grieve too — here’s how to help them
Erin Silver, author of the award-winning childrens' book 'Sitting Shiva' talks about including children in rituals of grief and mourning
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Piers Morgan grills woman about her viral anti-Jewish song. It was a great reminder that you shouldn’t argue with idiots
The journalist invited Hannah Pearl Davis to elaborate — it didn’t go well
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BINTEL BRIEF An online friend didn’t realize their remark was antisemitic — but didn’t apologize. Am I wrong to want more?
Understanding has to cut both ways, but it's hard to figure out what that looks like
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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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Culture 70 years ago, this Jewish choreographer predicted our epidemic of loneliness and isolation
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Fast Forward Connecticut Catholic school punishes students who targeted ‘Jew Canaan’ rivals on social media
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