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Culture
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The ‘grown-up Anne Frank’ remains little known — and there’s a reason for that
Etty Hillesum, who died in Auschwitz in 1943, wrote frankly about her inner life and her love affairs
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The delectable tale of the Passover marshmallow, from Egyptian Exodus to American Seder table
Kosher marshmallows are a must on many Seder tables. How did they get there?
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Theater In ‘Parade,’ a tragedy of antisemitism is timely as ever — and it wants you to notice
Ben Platt stars as Leo Frank in a stripped-down revival of the epic Broadway musical
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He was one of our greatest writers — so, why don’t people talk about him anymore?
A new book tries to reclaim the legacy of I.L. Peretz
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BINTEL BRIEF Should I invite someone I barely know to join me at a Passover Seder?
Bintel says welcoming strangers is a Passover tradition — but you already knew that
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Film & TV From Israel, a thriller series so improbable that it has to be true
'Embezzlement' is based on the real-life story of the downfall of a bank and a family
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‘Extrapolations’ gives us an amazing Black rabbi (and a lot of embarrassing white Jews)
Daveed Diggs’ performance moves the Jewish story forward, but tired tropes hold the show back
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FOOD To avert extinction, the gefilte fish I loved had to evolve
Cooking gefilte fish stinks up the house and many people won't eat it. Here's how I keep it on my Passover menu
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Art In this striking portrait of an Ethiopian Jew, she found a surprising connection to her family history
Turns out the background of Kehinde Wiley's painting was inspired by a 19th centry mizrah
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Why the biblical story of David and Batsheva keeps trending on Twitter
The episode is key to the debate around sexual abuse in evangelical churches
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Film & TV What does Adam Sandler’s Mark Twain Prize say about (Jewish) American humor?
Adam Sandler may be the least Jewish comic to win the award
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Culture ‘My mayor Muslim, my bagel Jewish’ — the Knicks chant capturing New York’s soul
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Opinion The Iran war ended terribly for the US, and even worse for Israel
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Opinion Cultural boycotts of Israel just reached peak absurdity
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Film & TV In ‘Disclosure Day,’ Steven Spielberg finds himself at odds with Jewish thought about aliens
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News This Jewish activist was arrested and deported for her book ‘Lesbian Love.’ 100 years later, will NYC apologize?
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Culture Ever the restless spirit, Tel Aviv-born architect and designer Ron Arad is still reinventing himself and his art
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News New Jewish-Arab political party debuts in Israel, aiming to topple Netanyahu
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Fast Forward Trump says Syria would do a ‘better job’ of fighting Hezbollah than Israel