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Culture
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Can we all please shut up about Kanye West now?
We're just giving him more attention now
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4 must-see documentaries to help you understand the process of shiva
Jewish mourning rituals are complex and deeply personal. These films can help you begin to understand them
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Nazi aesthetics sold Kanye West on everything else about Hitler
If you watch the Infowars interview, West was mostly praising the looks and sounds of Hitler’s Germany
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This new Hanukkah movie isn’t very deep, but you can’t say it isn’t very Jewish
'Menorah in the Middle' is cheesy and over the top, sure, but unlike many Hanukkah movies, the Jewishness feels authentic
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Did the Talmud warn us about ‘Cocaine Bear’?
Turns out Jewish texts have a bit to say about dangerous bears (if not cocaine)
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The sequel to the Holocaust novel ‘Boy in the Striped Pajamas’ is here. Its author has no regrets.
'I do feel it’s a positive contribution to the world, and to Holocaust studies,' said author John Boyne
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First Person I’m a convert who used to love Hanukkah
Coming from a Korean immigrant family, I craved holidays. Hanukkah was magical — until it wasn't
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Bintel Brief Dear Bintel: I’m a Jewish anarchist, and increasingly uncomfortable in both communities
Bintel says: The good news is that both Jews and anarchists respect intellectual debate, so get into it
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How Marty Feldman became the great forgotten Jewish comic
Best known as Igor in 'Young Frankenstein,' the actor and writer enjoyed a rich but all-too-brief career
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Is saying that Jews are wealthy and powerful really a compliment?
Kanye West and others argue that conspiracy theories about Jews can't be antisemitic — they're too nice
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Books Amazon CEO says he’ll still sell that antisemitic movie Kyrie Irving tweeted about
Removing ‘Hebrews to Negroes’ would leave out customers with ‘different viewpoints’
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Culture ‘My mayor Muslim, my bagel Jewish’ — the Knicks chant capturing New York’s soul
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Opinion The Iran war ended terribly for the US, and even worse for Israel
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Opinion Cultural boycotts of Israel just reached peak absurdity
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Film & TV In ‘Disclosure Day,’ Steven Spielberg finds himself at odds with Jewish thought about aliens
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Opinion You’re wrong, Ken Paxton: Obviously God is nonbinary
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News Slovenia’s last Jewish institution endures through desecration and decay
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Fast Forward Lahmeyer, pastor who says Antichrist will be Jewish, heads to Oklahoma GOP runoff
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Fast Forward Democratic socialist whose Israel criticism ignited Jewish leaders’ concern leads D.C. mayoral primary vote