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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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Film & TV Lena Dunham’s new movie is full of sex — but not at all sexy
‘Sharp Stick’ follows the virginal Sarah Jo as she experiments with porn and affairs, with mixed success
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Books I’m a rabbi who witnessed the attack on Salman Rushdie in Chautauqua. Here is how we can combat this type of hate
The brutal assault on the famed author in Chautauqua is a potent reminder of the power of civics education
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Books When the Saudi Crown Prince interrupts your Seder – and more things we learned from Jared Kushner’s new memoir
Kushner’s book, ‘Breaking History: A White House Memoir,’ is due out on Tuesday
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Is ‘Bambi’ about Jewish persecution, Zionism or something else?
The life of Felix Salten, author of “Bambi: A Life in the Woods” was marked by antisemitism
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Bintel Brief I’m dating a guy who earns much less than I do. Can it work?
Bintel advises a listener wondering whether to consider a life partner who cannot contribute financially to their partnership
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Art The Jewish Museum’s new exhibit is barely Jewish. Does that matter?
A new exhibit on the early ’60s has little to do with Judaism or Jewish identity. Why is it at the Jewish Museum?
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What does God think about a Texas school district banning the Bible?
Hear God’s thoughts in this exclusive interview with the almighty
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In the ‘Better Call Saul’ finale, our antihero embodies a Jewish virtue
After 6 seasons, Jimmy McGill emerges as someone we can root for
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Meet the Jewish songbird who dropped everything to save Ukrainian lives
Ukrainian American singer Daniil Cherkasskiy felt little connection to his home country. But after the Russian invasion, he knew what he had to do
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A philosopher went viral for tweeting about ‘polite dinners’ with Nazis. Here’s what he really thinks
Jason Stanley caused an uproar — but he says confronting the reality of post-Nazi Germany is essential for understanding the world today
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Books Salman Rushdie — like Jewish history — shows how wars against ideas end in bloodshed
The first step in the genocide of a people is often a war against their ideas. For leaders who aim to hold their own people hostage, censorship of free expression is the quickest way to fake absolute power, dominance and control.
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