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Culture
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Christmas is a beloved holiday. Could it also contribute to rising antisemitism?
Some theologians warn that the holiday season risks accentuating perceptions of Jews as Other
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Introducing the Forward 125: The American Jews who shaped our world
Here are the people who’ve made headlines and history each year since the Forward was born
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Bintel Brief Dear Bintel: How do I ask the groom’s parents to help pay for our wedding?
Bintel says: Before you ask for help with the money, try talking about the fun stuff
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What happens when you turn the Holocaust into a video game?
Luc Bernard hopes his upcoming video game ‘The Light in the Darkness’ will help combat rising antisemitism in the gaming community and raise awareness among the young about the Shoah.
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Could Elon Musk’s replacement CEO make Twitter good for the Jews?
It's been pretty bad for the Jews under Musk
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Film & TV How Ava Gardner found her home in a Jewish milieu
The star of 'The Barefoot Contessa' and 'Show Boat' would have turned 100 this year
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The Bible’s best and brightest nepo babies
'Nepo babies' — famous children of celebrities — are running the discourse. These biblical figures should count in their ranks
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Why are there so many Christmas trees at the White House Hanukkah party?
Pro tip for next year’s planners: Keep the mistletoe away from the menorah
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Books At 89, Cormac McCarthy has created his first Jewish characters — not that it matters
In 'The Passenger' and 'Stella Maris,' we meet Bobby and Alicia Western, whose exploits are more compelling than their surname
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Is there a biblical monster in ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’?
At the center of James Cameron’s sci-fi epic is a creature that looks a lot like a leviathan
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Music For one 1980s pop fan, this Shabbat service is a dream come true
At L.A.'s Ikar, music director Hillel Tigay joins up with one half of Tears for Fears
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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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News Analysis: As Democrats unite behind Platner, Schumer’s future as leader faces tests
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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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Culture An Israeli genocide scholar looks to Israel’s history to understand ‘what went wrong’
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Yiddish טשיקאַוועסן: אַ ירושה פֿון 200 ייִדישע חפֿצים געפֿינט אַ הייםTidbits: An inheritance of 200 pieces of Judaica finds a home
דעבאָראַ בראָדי, אַ לערערין פֿון קינדער מיט ספּעציעלע באַדערפֿענישן, האָט זיי געלאָזט אָנטאַפּן די זאַכן.
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Opinion The new face of Holocaust denial is harder to spot — and more dangerous
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Fast Forward London’s Metropolitan Police launches new 100-officer unit to protect Jewish communities