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Culture
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In Paris, 80 years after a shocking atrocity, forgetting is another form of extermination
The infamous 1942 roundup was part of a plan to deport more than 23,000 of France's Jews
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750 artifacts of the Holocaust, each with its own tale to tell
At the Museum of Jewish Heritage, 'The Holocaust: What Hate Can Do' lacks focus, but spotlights powerful stories
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Facing the greatest challenge of his life, a beloved artist and teacher is taking a leap of faith
After suffering a stroke in 2021, Zvi Gotheiner can already envision his next moves
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Paris Centre’s Jewish mayor is ‘happy as God’ in France
As the leader of Paris Centre, Ariel Weil says antisemitism in France is real, but he’s never really had to face it
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Film & TV On ‘The Boys,’ our superhero obsession births a familiar fascist
Using ideas from Captain America, Superman and even Nietzsche, the Amazon Prime show paints a dispiriting picture of contemporary America
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Film & TV A Jewish girl disguises herself as a Christian to evade the Holocaust in ‘My Name Is Sara’
Produced by the USC Shoah Foundation, the film follows a young Jewish woman’s improbable survival story.
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Mormonism and Judaism are dominating television. Is that good for representation?
‘Under the Banner of Heaven,’ ‘Unorthodox’ and numerous other shows focused on minority religions have premiered recently. But their portrayals aren’t always flattering.
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Happy birthday Woody Guthrie, our greatest Hanukkah songwriter
The composer of 'Hanuka Gelt' and 'This Land Is Your Land' would have turned 110 today
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7 surprising facts about Jewish weddings, courtesy of a new exhibit
The inaugural exhibit at the Jewish Theological Seminary’s new library challenges assumptions about the way Jewish weddings have “always” been done
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Film & TV Polish Film Institute rescinds funding for movie that says most Poles didn’t save Jews in WWII
The government-run organization called parts of the film 'historically inaccurate' for saying the vast majority of Poles did not save Jews during the Holocaust
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Against all odds, still Gabby Giffords persists and persists
A new documentary chronicles the improbable triumph of the former congresswoman from Arizona
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Culture The original anti-Zionists have been all but forgotten. Molly Crabapple wants to change that.
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