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Books
He escaped one ghetto only to find himself imprisoned in another
Santiago Amigorena's novel imagines his grandfather's life in Argentina and the one he left behind in Poland
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Film & TV Lena Dunham’s new movie is full of sex — but not at all sexy
‘Sharp Stick’ follows the virginal Sarah Jo as she experiments with porn and affairs, with mixed success
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Books I’m a rabbi who witnessed the attack on Salman Rushdie in Chautauqua. Here is how we can combat this type of hate
The brutal assault on the famed author in Chautauqua is a potent reminder of the power of civics education
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Books When the Saudi Crown Prince interrupts your Seder – and more things we learned from Jared Kushner’s new memoir
Kushner’s book, ‘Breaking History: A White House Memoir,’ is due out on Tuesday
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Is ‘Bambi’ about Jewish persecution, Zionism or something else?
The life of Felix Salten, author of “Bambi: A Life in the Woods” was marked by antisemitism
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Bintel Brief I’m dating a guy who earns much less than I do. Can it work?
Bintel advises a listener wondering whether to consider a life partner who cannot contribute financially to their partnership
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Art The Jewish Museum’s new exhibit is barely Jewish. Does that matter?
A new exhibit on the early ’60s has little to do with Judaism or Jewish identity. Why is it at the Jewish Museum?
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What does God think about a Texas school district banning the Bible?
Hear God’s thoughts in this exclusive interview with the almighty
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In the ‘Better Call Saul’ finale, our antihero embodies a Jewish virtue
After 6 seasons, Jimmy McGill emerges as someone we can root for
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Meet the Jewish songbird who dropped everything to save Ukrainian lives
Ukrainian American singer Daniil Cherkasskiy felt little connection to his home country. But after the Russian invasion, he knew what he had to do
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A philosopher went viral for tweeting about ‘polite dinners’ with Nazis. Here’s what he really thinks
Jason Stanley caused an uproar — but he says confronting the reality of post-Nazi Germany is essential for understanding the world today
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News Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s selection as JTS commencement speaker roils graduating class
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News Analysis: As Democrats unite behind Platner, Schumer’s future as leader faces tests
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Culture An Israeli genocide scholar looks to Israel’s history to understand ‘what went wrong’
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News Protesters picket Manhattan synagogue over Israel real estate sale, testing Mamdani and new law
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Fast Forward Casey Putsch, candidate who asked Grok to praise Hitler, loses in Ohio GOP primary
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Yiddish װערטער װאָס ראַטעװען: ירמיהו אַהרן טאַובס נײַ ביכל לידערWords of rescue: Yermiyahu Ahron Taub’s new book of poetry
באַזונדערש רירנדיק דאָ זײַנען די בילדער פֿון משפּחה־רײַבונגען, פֿון באַגעגענישן װאָס ברענגען נישט צו קײן עמאָציאָנעלע פֿאַרשטענדיקונגען.