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How Judaism, Scientology, Christianity, mythology and God knows what else haunt the dreams of Netflix’s ‘Sandman’
Neil Gaiman's comics are so beloved — and so scattered and complicated — no one has dared to adapt them until now
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Wait, did Alex Jones’ lawyer really invoke the Holocaust to defend his client?
For some reason Jones’ defense paraphrased Martin Niemöller’s poem ‘First they came for...’
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Art At the age of 95, an American Jewish artist finally gets his due
Born in Brooklyn and raised in Queens, painter Alex Katz is bound for the Guggenheim in Manhattan
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Bintel Brief Am I right to resent my careless relative for giving me COVID-19?
For the first time ever, our hosts do not advise talking to said relative. Instead, talk to yourself.
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Seeing ‘Hashem’ or ‘Yiddish’ trending on Twitter? It’s because the platform knows you’re Jewish.
The trending bar on the social media platform has been serving up a lot of haimish terms. But no one is actually talking about them.
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Music Yes, they’re both Jewish, but Barry Manilow and Lou Reed had something else in common
Two guys from Brooklyn helped to launch Clive Davis and Arista Records into the stratosphere
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First Person My donor wanted to give me her kidney — and get home in time for Shabbat
‘Have you ever felt that you knew someone all your life even though the two of you had never met?’
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Film & TV Why Jewishness — and Kabbalah — are key to understanding HBO’s ‘The Rehearsal’
On Nathan Fielder’s new show, the controversial comedian creates a series of small worlds
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Theater Julie Benko is getting her big break in ‘Funny Girl’ — and she’s not afraid of comparisons
Hubbub surrounded Beanie Feldstein’s departure and Lea Michele’s arrival. But Benko is the real winner, starring for all of August.
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Film & TV The Yiddish radio pioneer behind Pete Seeger’s ‘Rainbow Quest’
Sholom Rubinstein was instrumental to the music show, but too often goes uncredited
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Film & TV Actress Selma Blair reflects on her health, her career and on being Jewish
Despite a strong Jewish upbringing, she says in an interview, "I never felt Jewish enough"
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