This is the Forward’s coverage of Jewish culture where you’ll learn about the latest (and sometimes earliest) in Jewish art, music (including of course Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen), film, theater, books as well as the secret Jewish history of…
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Once upon a time, there was an Adolf Hitler Street on Long Island
Bess Wohl's 'Camp Siegfried' revisits a dark period in American history
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Theater Why Arthur Miller paid a price for greatness
In John Lahr’s new biography, the ‘Death of a Salesman’ writer’s inner life explains the plays we know
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First Person Remembering a loved one through pots, pans — and pearls
A young bride inherits a set of Farberware pots and pans, and cooks up a lifetime of good meals and happy memories
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Music Replete with biblical references, Bob Dylan’s latest book showcases the artist’s Jewishness and his brilliance
'The Philosophy of Modern Song' turns out to be more Talmudic than philosophical
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Film & TV Viewers love Jewish ‘Love is Blind’ contestant’s confidence — but not her background
Alexa is a confident plus-size woman, which the internet loves. She's also Israeli — which doesn't play as well
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No, saying that someone ‘Jewed you down’ is not a compliment
There are plenty of excuses for uttering the slur, but none of them are valid
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Music Wait, is that a Hebrew letter on the cover of Taylor Swift’s new album?
Evidence suggests that the artist may have spent one too many 'midnights' studying numerology
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Ramy Youssef opens up on filming in Israel, writing Jewish characters and reading Heschel
The third season of his award-winning Hulu show involves Orthodox diamond dealers, a West Bank Tinder date and a main character on a Jewish spiritual quest
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FIRST PERSON On sitting shiva and watching ‘Back to the Future’
After my mom died, all I wanted was to hop in a time machine
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Three months after mass shooting, klezmer band returns to Highland Park
When a shooter opened fire on a Fourth of July Parade, a video of people fleeing past the Maxwell Street Klezmer Band went viral
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Would going to the Holocaust Museum actually cure Kanye’s antisemitism?
The rapper turned down an offer to visit LA's Holocaust museum. Maybe that's for the best.
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Culture 70 years ago, this Jewish choreographer predicted our epidemic of loneliness and isolation
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Opinion Trump is backed into a corner on Iran. Get ready for him to start blaming Jews
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News Atlanta movie exec who complained of ‘nasty Jews’ is running for Congress
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Books A new book explores the vibrancy of pre-war Warsaw
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Opinion Mahmoud Khalil’s anti-Zionist case to Jews shows the case for skepticism
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Opinion Mahmoud Khalil’s reassurances are bad for Jews but even worse for Palestinians
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