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Culture
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How a Holocaust survivor helped win the fight for abortion rights
Five years after her death, Simone Veil is back in the news — in France and the US
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We want to hear your stories about religion in public schools
After a Supreme Court decision allowed a football coach to lead prayers, Jews are telling their stories of growing up in Christian-dominated schools. We want yours.
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Was ‘Blazing Saddles’ better than ‘Young Frankenstein?’ — an exclusive Forward investigation
Ranking Mel Brooks' films from 11-to-1
The Latest
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A tribute to Leopold Bloom and two different takes on motherhood: The Jewish books you need to know this month
What we've read and where we've been
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In the wake of the Supreme Court abortion decision, will the real gonif please stand up?
According to our columnist, there's a Yiddish word to describe senators like Susan Collins
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Following the path of Martin Luther and Spinoza, Rusty Bowers makes the case for reverence
In his testimony, the speaker of the Arizona House echoed the statements of those who were deemed heretics
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In ‘1982,’ one day tells an entire war’s story
For his feature film debut, Oualid Mouaness drew on boyhood memories of the Israeli invasion of Lebanon
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‘His Russia is now illegal in Russia’ — how exiled musicians are finding a home away from home
JetLAG bills itself as the largest festival of Russian, Slavic, Balkan and East European music in the US
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This law professor argued that Reform Jews aren’t devout enough to merit religious freedom
Blackman argued that a Florida synagogue asserting a religious freedom right to abortion doesn’t have strict enough beliefs to need protection.
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Film & TV ‘Cha Cha Real Smooth’ is a charmer – but its Jewish characters need some work
Cooper Raiff's film, on Apple TV+ follows a non-Jewish b'nai mitzvah hype man
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At the birthplace of the ballistic missile, a concert for peace
In its first appearance abroad since 2019, the New York Philharmonic performed at a German music festival located in a former Nazi munitions factory.
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Yiddish פֿאַר וואָס הערט מען ניט וועגן דעם גלעצנדיקן וווּקס פֿון דער ישׂראל־בערזע? Why aren’t we hearing about the dramatic growth of the Israeli stock market?
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