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I have seen the future of America — in a pastrami sandwich in Queens
San Wei, which serves pastrami sandwiches along with churros and biang biang noodles, represents an immigrant's fulfillment of the American dream
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Theater Why Arthur Miller paid a price for greatness
In John Lahr’s new biography, the ‘Death of a Salesman’ writer’s inner life explains the plays we know
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First Person Remembering a loved one through pots, pans — and pearls
A young bride inherits a set of Farberware pots and pans, and cooks up a lifetime of good meals and happy memories
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Music Replete with biblical references, Bob Dylan’s latest book showcases the artist’s Jewishness and his brilliance
'The Philosophy of Modern Song' turns out to be more Talmudic than philosophical
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Film & TV Viewers love Jewish ‘Love is Blind’ contestant’s confidence — but not her background
Alexa is a confident plus-size woman, which the internet loves. She's also Israeli — which doesn't play as well
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No, saying that someone ‘Jewed you down’ is not a compliment
There are plenty of excuses for uttering the slur, but none of them are valid
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Music Wait, is that a Hebrew letter on the cover of Taylor Swift’s new album?
Evidence suggests that the artist may have spent one too many 'midnights' studying numerology
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Ramy Youssef opens up on filming in Israel, writing Jewish characters and reading Heschel
The third season of his award-winning Hulu show involves Orthodox diamond dealers, a West Bank Tinder date and a main character on a Jewish spiritual quest
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FIRST PERSON On sitting shiva and watching ‘Back to the Future’
After my mom died, all I wanted was to hop in a time machine
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Three months after mass shooting, klezmer band returns to Highland Park
When a shooter opened fire on a Fourth of July Parade, a video of people fleeing past the Maxwell Street Klezmer Band went viral
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Would going to the Holocaust Museum actually cure Kanye’s antisemitism?
The rapper turned down an offer to visit LA's Holocaust museum. Maybe that's for the best.
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Books Leonard Cohen’s lost novel shows the artist’s surprisingly vulgar and violent side
The songwriter wrote the novel 'A Ballet of Lepers' in his early 20s, but didn't publish it in his lifetime
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Fast Forward Why the Antisemitism Awareness Act now has a religious liberty clause to protect ‘Jews killed Jesus’ statements
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News School Israel trip turns ‘terrifying’ for LA students attacked by Israeli teens
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Fast Forward The invitation said, ‘No Jews.’ The response from campus officials, at least, was real.
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Fast Forward Halal restaurant opening in Congress is like ‘Muslim conquest of Jerusalem,’ says GOP congressman
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Fast Forward Germany formally classifies far-right AfD party as extremist, in blow to Nazi-linked populist movement
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Fast Forward Trump taps shock jock Sid Rosenberg and a Haredi newspaper publisher for Holocaust Memorial Council
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