This is the Forward’s coverage of Jewish culture where you’ll learn about the latest (and sometimes earliest) in Jewish art, music (including of course Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen), film, theater, books as well as the secret Jewish history of…
Culture
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Film & TV
When Harry Belafonte said the Jewish blessing for bread with Zero Mostel
The actor, singer and civil rights icon starred in 1970’s ‘The Angel Levine’
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Art A nuanced and disquieting vision of Europe after the Holocaust
Thirty years ago, photographer Jill Freedman sought to document sites of destruction and the resurgence of Jewish life
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‘The first thing I did was kiss the ground:’ Readers write about their first trips to Israel
Memories of archaeological digs, a sense of Jewish connection and both optimism and fear in the Jewish state
The Latest
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Books Why the ‘Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret’ movie is for grown-ups more than girls
The new adaptation of Judy Blume's 1970 classic might really be about Margaret's mother
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Film & TV Is ‘The Mandalorian’ the most Jewish sci-fi series ever?
The panel ‘Mandalorthodox’ delves into the religious and historical influences of the ‘Star Wars’ show
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Tucker Carlson is leaving Fox — will veiled antisemitism and the great replacement theory go with him?
The news host is famous for promoting conspiracy theories and antisemitic dog whistles on his primetime show.
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10 songs that will turn anyone into a Barbra Streisand fan
Not only did Streisand cover David Bowie and Bob Marley, she made it work
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Books Jewish refugees stranded in Hollywood, and 4 other books you need to know this month
Plus, an author's case for a standing cocktail hour
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Film & TV There’s a Jewish character in Netflix’s ‘Beef.’ It has no lines
Called an ‘architectural marvel,’ the futuristic building was designed by an Orthodox Jew
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Art How a new Jewish holiday is inspiring a new Jewish ritual
31 'tzedek boxes' are inspiring viewers to take stock of their behavior year-round
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Looking Forward What makes The Best Minds a Jewish book?
In Jonathan Rosen's new book about mental health and friendship, he compares his relationship with Michael Laudor to Cain and Abel
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News What We Know About Jeffrey Epstein’s Childhood
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News An Arizona cemetery now requires mourners to leave before burial. A rabbi plans to sue.
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Fast Forward Sirens, shelters and an empty Old City: Jerusalem rattled on the first day of war with Iran
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Fast Forward Israel says Iranian supreme leader Khamenei killed during strikes on Tehran
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