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Why there is no holiday more tragic than Lag B’Omer for my family
79 years ago, much of Ann Weiss’ family was murdered by the Nazis
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Alison Leiby wants you to laugh at her abortion. Will it actually help?
In “Oh God, A Show About Abortion,” the Jewish comedian mines her own experience for jokes.
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Music The secret Jewish history of The Who
In honor of guitarist Pete Townshend's 77th birthday, we return to investigate the band's surprising Jewish resonances.
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New York Voices Where have all the hanging ducks gone?
A much-delayed pilgrimage to Flushing's Chinatown reveals just how much the world has changed
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If you could save your family or the rest of the world, which would you choose?
Rachel Barenbaum’s novels grapple with tough questions that have vexed Jewish thinkers for ages
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Why Ed Koch’s response to AIDS was very political and not very Jewish
Recent revelations about the former NYC mayor raise questions about his judgment and decency
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Four reasons why a racist and antisemitic theory has become so dangerous — and why we need to stop it
The Buffalo massacre represents another red-alarm moment that Jews are obligated to confront
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If you think racism and violence aren’t part of America’s soul and character, you don’t know your history
Joe Biden has said that instances of mass violence are aberrations from our true character, but maybe this is wishful thinking
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Books Bernie Sanders took pride in being a Jewish presidential candidate, a former aide says
In a memoir, Ari Rabin-Havt writes about Sanders’ reluctance to discuss his Judaism in public
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New York Voices 99 years ago, she was born on the Lower East Side (and she still remembers everything)
Paula Goldstein recalls living across the street from the Forward Building, FDR, WWII, Kennedy, Khrushchev, 9/11 and a whole lot more
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Composer Fanny Hensel: The less famous, equally talented Mendelssohn?
Hensel, sister of the composer Felix Mendelssohn, expressed herself in intriguingly individualistic effusions
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