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Culture
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One of our greatest peacemakers didn’t speak about his Jewishness; he didn’t have to
In speaking out against Nazism and nuclear war, Norman Cousins was both humanitarian and prophet
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Meet the Holocaust artist who fundraised for George Santos — and regrets it
Toby Gotesman was drawn to the candidate's seeming integrity, only to discover he lied about the issue closest to her
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Preparing Jewish bodies for burial, an artist finds inspiration
'I could have painted landscapes,' says Karen Benioff Friedman. Instead, she's portraying the rituals around death.
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Film & TV On screen, the beauty of Hasidic life transcends a cloistered world’s restrictions
Two films at the New York Jewish Film festival flout the usual dark depictions of Hasidism
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This film, not ‘The Fabelmans,’ was the greatest Jewish film story of 2022
‘Only in Theaters’ is a funny, heartbreaking and moving story about the power of movies
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Bintel Brief I found out a colleague opposes abortion. Is it OK to tell others so they can avoid working with her?
Bintel explores the Jewish rules around gossip — and the idea of political litmus tests in the workplace.
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Theater There’s something so Jewish about how very un-Jewish Stephen Sondheim was
A conversation with DT Max, the author of 'Finale: Late Conversations With Stephen Sondheim'
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Why are Hindus and Muslims in India worshiping dead Jews?
How did the graves of Jews become such resonant non-Jewish pilgrimage sites?
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Film & TV Television’s goriest Holocaust revenge fantasy has had a change of heart — will it matter?
In its 'Hunters' season two, the controversial Amazon Prime show seems to speak to — and even agree with — its critics
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Why the decision to shut down a Jewish play in Florida borders on obscenity
The censorship of Paula Vogel's 'Indecent' in Jacksonville is a new and troubling development in the so-called culture wars
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Film & TV 2023’s Golden Globe winners thank their agents, their families and Steven Spielberg
Returning from a broadcast hiatus, the awards show honored a Jewish story (and even made a Jewish joke)
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Fast Forward How the Jewish commandment to ‘be fruitful and multiply’ could help a woman challenge Kentucky’s abortion ban in court
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Yiddish ווידעאָ: יוטוב־פּערזענלעכקייט רעדט אויף ייִדיש וועגן אַ משפּחה־טראַגעדיעVIDEO: Youtube personality speaks in Yiddish about a tragedy in the family
מאַטי מענדלאָוויטשעס ברודער, וואָס האָט יאָרן לאַנג געליטן פֿון דעפּרעסיע, האָט הײַיאָר זיך גענומען דאָס לעבן. .
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