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That time our lox columnist found himself in a serious pickle
New? Dill? Sour? Half-sour? That is the question.
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Art A friend to artists, an inspiration to students, Alex Rosenberg lived a life of activism and reinvention
The businessman-turned-gallerist has died at 103
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Music How Brooklyn klezmer great Andy Statman got a Grand Ole Opry welcome in Nashville
The clarinet and mandolin virtuoso and Orthodox Jew got a standing ovation in his debut at the country music mecca
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Jews need to start talking about — and shaping — the metaverse
A VR headset, a new book and its author help our columnist see the Jewish future
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The ephemeral beauty of a loaf of challah, immortalized in art
An archive of challahs past, ‘Parchment,’ from artist Rob Shostak, makes use of the delicate imprints each loaf leaves during the baking process
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Books Why Truman Capote and Norman Mailer claimed there was a Jewish ‘Literary Mafia’
A new book details the rise of Jews in publishing and argues for their success as a model for other minority groups
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Film & TV Why ‘Nope’ spotlights Jewish prophets and mitzvahs
Jordan Peele’s blockbuster quotes the prophet Nahum and gives pride of place to the number 613
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Film & TV For Norman Lear on his 100th birthday
The sitcom king kept tukheses in line and gave TV a social conscience — and he’s still going strong
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Yiddish ‘Fiddler’ is coming back to theaters. Here’s how it changed one actor’s life
Steven Skybell, who played Tevye in a production scuppered by the pandemic, spent lockdown learning Yiddish songs
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Music Is it possible to separate Roger Waters’ music from his politics?
The 78-year-old made his name with Pink Floyd, but his vocal opposition to Israel has complicated his relationship with his Jewish fans
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Film & TV How a great Jewish actor made a name for himself by playing antisemites and other villains
David Warner, who appeared in 'Morgan,' 'Time Bandits,' and a lost film with Bob Dylan, has died at age 80
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