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Music
He captured a side of Bob Dylan that hadn’t been seen before
Daniel Kramer's 1960s photographs showcased the artist at his most playful and appproachable
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Film & TV In a quartet of memorable films, an acclaimed Israeli director navigates between hope and despair
Eran Kolirin exposes absurdity and nuance within a world of seemingly intractable conflict
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This Orthodox New Yorker feeds more cats than you
I followed a Jewish cat rescuer on his morning rounds to see what it's like caring for feral felines in a city that doesn't want to deal with them
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Music George Santos covered ‘Hallelujah’ — it’s been through worse
The congressman’s take on the Leonard Cohen standard is on the karaoke app Smule
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A controversial documentary upended the narrative on Jenin 20 years ago. Has anything changed since?
Last week's violent killings in Israel and the West Bank echo events from decades ago
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Art It was the biggest painting in the world — how could it just disappear?
In 1959, millions of Americans saw Symeon Shimin's mural of Yul Brynner and Gina Lollobrigida as Solomon and Sheba. Then it was gone.
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Music Television’s greatest star rarely sought out the spotlight
Tom Verlaine, a guitar anti-hero, leaves behind a legacy of anguish and virtuosity
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Film & TV How 99% of Nazis got away with murder
‘Getting Away With Murder(s)’ is a fiery indictment of a world that lost interest in justice
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Theater How the premiere of ‘The Diary of Anne Frank’ was different from any other Broadway opening
When the cast heard the audience's reaction, at first they wondered if they'd done something wrong
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A new portrait collection showcases 90 Holocaust survivors who lived long and full lives
During the years that photographer B.A. Van Sise worked on "Invited to Life," several of his subjects died
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Film & TV In Jonah Hill’s offensive new movie, a Black-Jewish love story comes with a side of conspiracy theories
The rom-com copies 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner,' but it's way more pessimistic
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News Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s selection as JTS commencement speaker roils graduating class
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Film & TV A new documentary challenges stereotypes about Orthodox Jewish women — and their wigs
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Sports NBA coach Steve Kerr: ‘Israel sought revenge for Oct. 7 and now 72,000 Palestinians have been killed’
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