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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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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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