This is the Forward’s coverage of Jewish culture where you’ll learn about the latest (and sometimes earliest) in Jewish art, music (including of course Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen), film, theater, books as well as the secret Jewish history of…
Culture
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The day no one wanted Elvis — but my grandfather
In January 1956, just before the King became a national sensation, Papa Fred had an exclusive chat with him
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The secret Jewish history of Meryl Streep
In a pair of classic films, the great American actor played a 'righteous Gentile'
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Breaking the silence on the pogroms in Ukraine
Lisa Brahin recounts a harrowing family story, replete with inspiring heroism and unimaginable cruelty
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The Hong Kong bagel wars are more intense than you could ever imagine
Perhaps you didn’t even know there was a bagel scene in Hong Kong — but there is, and there’s actual hired muscle involved in the rivalry
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Why the latest political debacle in France may send tremors around the world
The public that reelected Emmanuel Macron less than two months ago already seems to be experiencing buyer’s remorse
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The secret Jewish history of the Beach Boys
Not everyone knows that one of the group's founding members was a kid named Dennis Marks
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No, we shouldn’t waste time fretting about Billy Crystal’s Yiddish scat routine
Cheer up, says a cast member of ‘Mr. Saturday Night,’ it’s a joke
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Should we really call Mike Pence courageous — and what do we mean by courage anyway?
In light of Jan. 6, we should remember Voltaire’s contention that courage was a quality shared by the base and the great
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A giant of acting forever changed by the German occupation of his homeland
Jean-Louis Trintignant, star of 'The Conformist,' has died at 91
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Music The most Jewish songs from Drake’s new album
'Honestly, Nevermind,' is a 'Portnoy's Complaint' of a record — with a Jewish wedding video to boot
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5 ways of looking at Sarah Silverman
A series of conversations among a quintet of critics after a field trip to ‘The Bedwetter’
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