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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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If you could save your family or the rest of the world, which would you choose?
Rachel Barenbaum’s novels grapple with tough questions that have vexed Jewish thinkers for ages
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Why Ed Koch’s response to AIDS was very political and not very Jewish
Recent revelations about the former NYC mayor raise questions about his judgment and decency
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Four reasons why a racist and antisemitic theory has become so dangerous — and why we need to stop it
The Buffalo massacre represents another red-alarm moment that Jews are obligated to confront
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If you think racism and violence aren’t part of America’s soul and character, you don’t know your history
Joe Biden has said that instances of mass violence are aberrations from our true character, but maybe this is wishful thinking
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Books Bernie Sanders took pride in being a Jewish presidential candidate, a former aide says
In a memoir, Ari Rabin-Havt writes about Sanders’ reluctance to discuss his Judaism in public
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New York Voices 99 years ago, she was born on the Lower East Side (and she still remembers everything)
Paula Goldstein recalls living across the street from the Forward Building, FDR, WWII, Kennedy, Khrushchev, 9/11 and a whole lot more
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Composer Fanny Hensel: The less famous, equally talented Mendelssohn?
Hensel, sister of the composer Felix Mendelssohn, expressed herself in intriguingly individualistic effusions
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‘Hacks’ returns, but its confident rhythm does not
The show's heart and message are hard to find in season two, even as Hannah Einbinder and Jean Smart's chemistry sizzles.
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New York Voices In a new exhibit on Eldridge Street, an artist dreams of kosher hot dogs
Jewish folk artist Steve Marcus brings his winning weiner drawings to the East Village
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‘The Music Man’ was the last great goyish musical
Meredith Willson’s 1957 hit isn’t even a little bit Jewish. It marks the last time this was true of a popular musical on the American stage.
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Film & TV The greatest Jewish superhero on television isn’t who you think it is
Moon Knight’s superpowers pale in comparison to the skills of a stand-up comedian
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Opinion A Holocaust perpetrator was just celebrated on US soil. I think I know why no one objected.
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Fast Forward Columbia staff receive texts asking if they’re Jewish, as government hunts antisemitic harassment on campus
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Fast Forward Trump nominee Ed Martin, who praised a Nazi sympathizer, also compared Biden to Hitler
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