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Culture
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Barbra Streisand’s brand-new duet with Bob Dylan is a whole lot different than you might think
Though Dylan and Streisand's voices may seem ill-suited to each other, the two complement each other gorgeously on 'The Very Thought of You'
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She keeps asking the big questions — and millions of viewers keep pouring in to hear the answers
Kalina Silverman, the founder of Big Talk, has always believed in the kindness and generosity of strangers
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How a Jewish reporter like me got addicted to Christian media
Why Jews should be paying attention to Jesus movies
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BINTEL BRIEF What would you do with gold teeth said to be from Holocaust victims?
Bintel says you’ll never be certain of their origin. But what to do with them is clear
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Otto Frank’s refugee file, a Rothschild Talmud and a menorah bong tell the story of the Jewish past — and future
YIVO’s centennial publication gives a glimpse of history through 100 objects
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Why is Israel’s attack on Iran called ‘Rising Lion’ — and what does the Bible have to do with it?
The Bible speaks of a people that 'rises like a lion,' but does it refer to religious observance or military might?
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Understanding accused Minnesota shooter Vance Boelter’s ties to Christian nationalism
Boelter, who is accused of shooting two politicians and their spouses, is a devout Christian
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What was Albert Einstein thinking as he gazed down on Trump’s military parade?
A DC memorial to Einstein is infused with curiosity — a sharp contrast to the flat military spectacle below
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Fifth graders write — Why is Abraham Cahan, founder of the Forward, worth celebrating?
Students at Guggenheim Elementary honored Cahan for Jewish American Heritage Month
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Film & TV Barbara Walters gets the Barbara Walters treatment in new documentary
'Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything' explores Walters’ personal life as well as her career, highlighting a vulnerable side the public rarely saw
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A new exhibit on Red Scare blacklists presents chilling parallels to our current era
It's hard not to see echoes between ‘Blacklisted: An American Story’ at the New York Historical and Trump's ideological crackdowns
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His parents fled the Nazis in 1937 — now he’s using his chutzpah to fight Donald Trump
Sen. Ron Wyden discusses his Jewish heritage and his fears of history repeating itself
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