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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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In the wake of the Supreme Court abortion decision, will the real gonif please stand up?
According to our columnist, there's a Yiddish word to describe senators like Susan Collins
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Following the path of Martin Luther and Spinoza, Rusty Bowers makes the case for reverence
In his testimony, the speaker of the Arizona House echoed the statements of those who were deemed heretics
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In ‘1982,’ one day tells an entire war’s story
For his feature film debut, Oualid Mouaness drew on boyhood memories of the Israeli invasion of Lebanon
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‘His Russia is now illegal in Russia’ — how exiled musicians are finding a home away from home
JetLAG bills itself as the largest festival of Russian, Slavic, Balkan and East European music in the US
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This law professor argued that Reform Jews aren’t devout enough to merit religious freedom
Blackman argued that a Florida synagogue asserting a religious freedom right to abortion doesn’t have strict enough beliefs to need protection.
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Film & TV ‘Cha Cha Real Smooth’ is a charmer – but its Jewish characters need some work
Cooper Raiff's film, on Apple TV+ follows a non-Jewish b'nai mitzvah hype man
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At the birthplace of the ballistic missile, a concert for peace
In its first appearance abroad since 2019, the New York Philharmonic performed at a German music festival located in a former Nazi munitions factory.
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Meet every Jewish name that has ever been inscribed on NHL’s Stanley Cup
Cecil Hart was the first, but there have been dozens and dozens more
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The day no one wanted Elvis — but my grandfather
In January 1956, just before the King became a national sensation, Papa Fred had an exclusive chat with him
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The secret Jewish history of Meryl Streep
In a pair of classic films, the great American actor played a 'righteous Gentile'
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Breaking the silence on the pogroms in Ukraine
Lisa Brahin recounts a harrowing family story, replete with inspiring heroism and unimaginable cruelty
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