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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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Film & TV Were the Three Stooges a lot more Jewish than we realized?
There’s a lot more to the comic trio’s Jewishness than the Yiddish they inserted in their skits
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Film & TV Why a show about ‘The Godfather’ is the best Jewish TV right now
‘The Offer,’ a miniseries on the making of Francis Ford Coppola's masterpiece, emphasizes Jewish resonances in an iconic immigrant tale
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Using previously unknown photographs, a new Holocaust documentary demands to be seen
In ‘From Where They Stood,’ harrowing images were taken by the concentration camp prisoners themselves
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Should Ivanka Trump sit shiva for her (non-Jewish) mother?
Ivana Trump died at age 73 on Thursday. Her death raises questions about the Jewish laws governing mourning practices for converts.
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In Paris, 80 years after a shocking atrocity, forgetting is another form of extermination
The infamous 1942 roundup was part of a plan to deport more than 23,000 of France's Jews
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750 artifacts of the Holocaust, each with its own tale to tell
At the Museum of Jewish Heritage, 'The Holocaust: What Hate Can Do' lacks focus, but spotlights powerful stories
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Facing the greatest challenge of his life, a beloved artist and teacher is taking a leap of faith
After suffering a stroke in 2021, Zvi Gotheiner can already envision his next moves
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Paris Centre’s Jewish mayor is ‘happy as God’ in France
As the leader of Paris Centre, Ariel Weil says antisemitism in France is real, but he’s never really had to face it
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Film & TV On ‘The Boys,’ our superhero obsession births a familiar fascist
Using ideas from Captain America, Superman and even Nietzsche, the Amazon Prime show paints a dispiriting picture of contemporary America
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Film & TV A Jewish girl disguises herself as a Christian to evade the Holocaust in ‘My Name Is Sara’
Produced by the USC Shoah Foundation, the film follows a young Jewish woman’s improbable survival story.
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Mormonism and Judaism are dominating television. Is that good for representation?
‘Under the Banner of Heaven,’ ‘Unorthodox’ and numerous other shows focused on minority religions have premiered recently. But their portrayals aren’t always flattering.
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