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Culture
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Dave Chappelle got one thing right in his already infamous SNL monologue
You can’t say ‘The Jews,’ Chappelle said. Euphemisms are still fair game.
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What a difference a Zabar’s hat makes
When it comes to the lox counter at one of the world's most famous gourmet grocery stores, clothes really do make the man
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Film & TV Steven Spielberg’s long ride down memory lane is a Jewish boy’s dream movie — literally
The 'Fabelmans' is mesmerizing — before it goes off the rails
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New Atlanta event features art and performances by Jews of color
Inaugural Jewish Diversity of Arts Showcase takes places Sunday at the Breman Museum
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Sports Why Jews (and everyone else) should boycott the World Cup this year
Thousands have died or withstood inhumane conditions in order to bring this global sporting event to Qatar
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Bintel Brief My husband is scrolling Instagram when he should be playing with our kids
Bintel says: Is this 2022 or 1952 — or Anatevka? Time for Dad to do his share
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Music How a star named Barbra Streisand was born at a club in Greenwich Village
'Live at the Bon Soir' was Streisand's Beatles in Hamburg moment
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How a Jewish sensibility informed the art and humor of Kurt Vonnegut
The author of 'Slaughterhouse Five' and 'Cat's Cradle' considered himself part of Joseph Heller and Norman Mailer's generation
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In the story of Tolstoy’s marriage, a modern critique of the whole institution
Frederick Wiseman's 'A Couple' depicts Leo and Sophia Tolstoy in perpetual crisis
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Film & TV On ‘Love is Blind,’ Alexa Alfia found antisemitism — but also a husband
Early support for Alexa and Brennon turned when Alexa's Judaism and her Israeli family took center stage
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Film & TV In Peacock’s very Jewish detective series, the biggest mystery is the main character
‘The Calling’ by David E. Kelley follows an NYPD policeman with a hazy Jewish backstory
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Fast Forward Students at Netanyahu’s Pennsylvania high school want him ejected from the alumni hall of fame
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Culture On the border between hipster and Hasidic, a Brooklyn barbershop specializes in Orthodox haircuts
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Opinion American Jews were played — now what?
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Fast Forward Its protests yielding limited results, Jewish Voice for Peace retools to focus on swaying elections
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