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Culture
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That time Yiddishists met extraterrestrials a short while ago in a galaxy not far away
It was a normal summer internship at the Yiddish Book Center ... until the Jedi invaded our turf
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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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Olivia Wilde’s ‘special salad dressing’ came from Nora Ephron’s novel about adultery
The director shared a screenshot of 'Heartburn' with the recipe
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How to make an all-star chicken soup with just the right amount of salt
The size of the ingredients in Molly Yeh's "chicken soup with stars" might surprise you
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Out of a literal melting pot comes a literally stellar chicken soup
In 'Home is Where the Eggs Are,' Molly Yeh draws on Jewish, Chinese, Midwestern and Scandinavian influences
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Books They fled the hell of Auschwitz, but that was not the only catastrophe they faced
Jonathan Freedland's 'The Escape Artist' recounts an unforgettable story of Holocaust survival
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Culture Why is Israel’s attack on Iran called ‘Rising Lion’ — and what does the Bible have to do with it?
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News As Israel attacks, what is life like for Jews in Iran?
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Food In gentrified Manhattan, one Jewish luncheonette strives to keep the faith (except for the bacon part)
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Opinion Think speaking out against Trump won’t help? A 1943 protest in Nazi Germany says you’re wrong.
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Culture How a Jewish reporter like me got addicted to Christian media
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Opinion Israeli leaders are using Holocaust comparisons to justify attacks on Iran. Is that kosher?
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