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Books
His memoir was a transcendent look at Black-Jewish relations. Can he pull it off again — in a great American novel?
James McBride, author of 'The Color of Water,' told the Forward about how his family’s story inspired his latest novel — and why writers should stay offline
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How this Romaniote synagogue keeps a Jewish ‘minority within a minority’ alive
Kehila Kedosha Janina, a small synagogue on the Lower East Side, represents a tiny Jewish community that lived in Greece for over 2,300 years
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In remote North Dakota, endless sky, a few gravestones, and the remnants of a little-known Jewish history
While most Jewish immigrants flocked to urban centers, a few — like the Greenbergs — tried their luck as homesteaders
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The Borscht Belt resorts were abandoned long ago. But these signs point to a brighter future
A new trail of historical markers pays tribute to a Jewish vacation hub — and could spur Catskills tourism
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The secret Jewish history of Robert De Niro
Though he's perhaps best known for playing Italian gangsters, the actor has played Jewish characters nearly as often
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Leading his star-studded cast of schnooks, Donald Trump is producing his very own ‘Springtime for Hitler’
After yet another indictment, life in Trumpworld is uncannily imitating Mel Brooks' 'Producers'
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Editor’s note
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Editor’s note
Why this page has been removed from our website
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Music Ecstatic, spiritual, Jewish music — only this time with a more diverse audience and a lot more bass
As the leader of Raza, Chana Raskin sings nigunim as a way to connect with the divine
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Music ‘Planet of the Bass’ is the new Jewish prayer for peace
Now that we have a video and all of the words, we know Kyle Gordon has gifted us the new go-to antiwar anthem
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Film & TV ‘Oh wow, this is gonna be good’ — How it feels to watch yourself grow up in 29 minutes flat
Ella Rosenblatt is the star of 'How Do You Measure a Year,' directed by her Oscar-nominated filmmaker dad
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News Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s selection as JTS commencement speaker roils graduating class
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Opinion How Israel became a country where teenagers murder each other in cold blood
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Sports NBA coach Steve Kerr: ‘Israel sought revenge for Oct. 7 and now 72,000 Palestinians have been killed’
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Film & TV A new documentary challenges stereotypes about Orthodox Jewish women — and their wigs
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Books This graphic novel illustrates the story of America’s first Jewish congregation — pirates and all
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Theater A new musical wonders: What happened to solidarity with English Jews?
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Fast Forward Support for Iran war among ‘connected’ US Jews falls again, poll finds
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Yiddish אַ פֿאָלקסטימלעכע שטימונג אויפֿן אַמסטערדאַמער ייִדיש־סימפּאָזיוםA folksy approach to this year’s Yiddish symposium in Amsterdam
דער שוועדישער פֿאַרלעגער ניקאָלײַ אָלניאַנסקי האָט דערציילט ווי ער האָט אָנגעהויבן אַרויסגעבן קינדערביכלעך אויף ייִדיש.