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Books
Leonard Cohen’s lost novel shows the artist’s surprisingly vulgar and violent side
The songwriter wrote the novel 'A Ballet of Lepers' in his early 20s, but didn't publish it in his lifetime
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Olivia Wilde’s ‘special salad dressing’ came from Nora Ephron’s novel about adultery
The director shared a screenshot of 'Heartburn' with the recipe
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How to make an all-star chicken soup with just the right amount of salt
The size of the ingredients in Molly Yeh's "chicken soup with stars" might surprise you
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Out of a literal melting pot comes a literally stellar chicken soup
In 'Home is Where the Eggs Are,' Molly Yeh draws on Jewish, Chinese, Midwestern and Scandinavian influences
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Books They fled the hell of Auschwitz, but that was not the only catastrophe they faced
Jonathan Freedland's 'The Escape Artist' recounts an unforgettable story of Holocaust survival
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Simchat Torah is the best Jewish speed-dating event
The city's Jews gather for drunk, mixed dancing — what could be more romantic?
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What he talks about when he talks about Mel Gibson
Now appearing in Nathan Englander's new play in San Diego, 'West Wing' star Joshua Malina has some choice words for the star of 'Lethal Weapon'
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Books Netanyahu memoir: Democrats feeling more leftist pressure on Israel than they publicly admit
In the new book, the former Israeli prime minister details his relations with four US presidents
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Nadler challenger releases porn video of himself
Protecting sex workers is one of his campaign’s three pillars. Apparently, he had to prove it by releasing hist own porn video on Pornhub
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This social media site is ready to fund a Christian nationalist America
Using a recent PayPal scandal as a springboard, Gab is promoting its new financial app
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I’m not Hasidic, but an afternoon in Williamsburg deepened my appreciation of Sukkot
A serendipitous visit to a fair during the holiday gave me a window into Hasidic life that challenged my preconceptions
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Exclusive Mahmoud Khalil wants to reassure you
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Culture In 1989, Harold Pinter and Jerry Schatzberg made the perfect Holocaust movie for 2026
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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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