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Why do people want ‘Zootopia 2’ to be about Israel?
Should we read anything into cartoon lynxes who control the government and the weather?
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She was a dancer who leapt to the top of her field — then the Trump administration fired her
Former Kennedy Center dance director Jane Raleigh is still trying to choreograph her next steps
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How a troublemaking private school dropout became the Johnny Appleseed of tech
Sure, Tekserve founder David Lerner could be difficult, but he was also the consummate mensch
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Now that Saul Zabar is gone, what will become of the ‘Over 95’ club at NYC’s leading appetizing store?
Nearing 96, the Forward's lox columnist remembers his last Thursdays with Saul
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The gift Tom Stoppard gave to me — and to all who adore him
The great British Jewish playwright asked profound questions about what it means to live a significant life
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Shunned by the right, targeted by the left, Eva Illouz confronts antisemitism masquerading as academic freedom
A Dutch school has apologized for disinviting the renowned scholar, but the stench of the controversy remains
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Books The Nazis sent them to Hawaii to spy for the Japanese
in 'Family of Spies,' Christine Kuehn confronts a past that is stranger and more sinister than fiction
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Can this LGBTQ+ Jewish organization navigate these turbulent times?
Keshet is experiencing a CEO transition and external pressures. It hopes its latest project, Shivyon, eases them
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I attended a world record-breaking Shabbat dinner. You won’t believe how much we ate.
At ‘The Big Shabbat,’ the food just kept coming
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Books With stories from Jews across the globe, this graphic anthology wants to expand how we see Jewishness
‘Hyphen: Jewish Stories In Our Own Word’ features twelve stories of Jews with different ethnic, racial, and gender identities.
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RFK Jr.’s poems to Olivia Nuzzi are peak cringe — so were King Solomon’s
In biblical times and, apparently, in our current era, erotica is in the eye of the beholder
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News Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes admits ‘at least 6 million’ Jews were killed in Nazi Germany
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Opinion Americans are waking up to right-wing antisemitism. We’re still ignoring the root problem
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Film & TV Why do people want ‘Zootopia 2’ to be about Israel?
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Opinion Israel has a crucial lesson to learn from apartheid South Africa. It isn’t what you think
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Yiddish World Praise for soccer star Leo Messi in new album of Yiddish songs for kids
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Fast Forward Bari Weiss names Tony Dokoupil, who defended Israel on-air in closely scrutinized interview, to top CBS News anchor job
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Fast Forward Ran Gvili, last remaining Israeli hostage in Gaza, featured on 2 Times Square digital billboards
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