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Culture
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Film & TV Can ‘September 5,’ a film about Israeli hostages in a time of Israeli hostages, survive the news cycle?
Tim Fehlbaum’s film about the Munich massacre is hard to separate from today’s headlines
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As Israel braces for attack, ordinary citizens fear that Netanyahu has destroyed a country and a dream
On Tel Aviv's light rail, a woman older than the State of Israel has to depend on the kindness of strangers
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Cub Your Enthusiasm: In RFK Jr.’s bear story, a plot worthy of Larry David — or Samson
There is a biblical — and HBO — connection to the bear in Central Park
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Elegy for a gentleman, a scholar, and an avowed Jewish radical with an infectious, beautiful smile
Remembering a lifetime of friendship with David Biale
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In a Tel Aviv jewelry store, a green necklace tells the story of life in Israel during wartime
These days, a sense of relentless fear underscores even the most seemingly mundane interactions in Israel
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Music How a Jewish kid from Upper Manhattan became a rock ‘n’ roll legend
Lenny Kaye is more than Patti Smith's right-hand man; he's a historian, an archivist, and a keeper of the rock music faith
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A masterful new Kafka book will bring you closer to the writer than ever before
Mark Harman's new translation of Kafka's stories may just be the best book published this year
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Candace Owens has gone so conspiratorial, she’s now citing forgotten Jewish heretics
The right-wing pundit recently went on a rant about Jacob Frank
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‘Weird’ is a good word to describe your political opponent — Yiddish has a better one
At some point, Tim Walz and the Democratic party will need a word other than 'weird' to describe Republicans; Yiddish can help
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At the Olympic opening ceremony, hidden Satanic imagery and antisemitic conspiracy theories
A drag show in the ceremony looked a lot like 'The Last Supper' — which many commenters online blamed on Jews
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A rabbi shares what he’s learned speaking with people in their final moments of life
Exploring the final moments before death is a reminder of what really matters in life
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Another Nazi-looted Schiele painting has been returned to heirs of ‘Cabaret’ inspiration Fritz Grünbaum
The most recent owners of the Nazi-looted drawing by Egon Schiele were a prominent family of Nazi refugees in the United States
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Fast Forward Why neo-Nazis marched in Ohio this weekend, and almost every weekend in the US
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Opinion The group behind Project 2025 has a plan to protect Jews. It will do the opposite.
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Opinion Just about every interpretation of Trump’s narrow election victory is wrong
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News Texas schools want to add Queen Esther to the curriculum. Here’s why Jews (and many Christians) are opposed.
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Fast Forward Rep. Ritchie Torres, outspoken pro-Israel advocate, is dropping hints that he could run for NY governor
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Fast Forward Ursula Haverbeck, infamous German Holocaust denier known as ‘Nazi grandma,’ dies at 96
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Fast Forward A Jewish museum in Tulsa held a funeral for remains of Holocaust victims it kept for years
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Sports Texas A&M’s Sam Salz cherishes his first taste of DI college football — and the opportunity to inspire fellow Orthodox Jews
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