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Culture
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One of history’s great artists may have had Jewish ancestry — is that why he freed his enslaved protege?
Juan de Pareja, once enslaved by Diego Velázquez, is the subject of a new exhibit at the Met
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BINTEL BRIEF I converted to marry. Now I’m divorced and my ex says I can’t be Jewish
Bintel thinks your ex is a jerk, but let’s see what the Talmud says
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Film & TV The final season of ‘Mrs. Maisel’ undermines TV norms. It saves the show
In its final season, Amazon's hit lets its characters have more fun — and, in doing so, find unexpected depth
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Art Al Jaffee’s MAD Magazine was my personal Talmud
The late comic artist continued a grand Jewish tradition of questioning
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‘I’ve got to get this moment’: This courtroom artist’s sketch of Trump is The New Yorker’s latest cover
Artist Jane Rosenberg's drawing is the first courtroom sketch to ever appear on the magazine's cover
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Film & TV What would a ‘Succession’ shiva look like?
After a major character’s death on the hit HBO show, we imagined the scene at a Roy family shiva
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My dad co-wrote ‘A Rugrats Passover.’ I had questions about it.
The episode is a cultural touchstone, and he’s proud of it. So why didn’t we watch it together?
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FIRST PERSON At a Seder in Nepal, I felt like the wicked son. Then a bluegrass-and-Buddhist Seder invited me in
Sitting among strangers on the other side of the world, a young New Yorker gains a new perspective on ritual, faith and community
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Art How one artist’s work mattered even more than the subjects he photographed
Julius Shulman's photography did a better job of selling buildings than the buildings themselves
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Film & TV In a gripping new thriller series, neutral Switzerland isn’t so neutral after all
Superbly acted, 'Labyrinth of Peace' explodes myths about World War II
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Theater What Ben Platt learned reading Leo Frank’s letters
Paying a visit to YIVO, the ‘Parade’ star comes face to face with history
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