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Bintel Brief
‘Can you have too many blessings?’ Bintel fans respond to Heartbroken Bubbe’s concern about her granddaughter being baptized
In a previous column, Bintel told Heartbroken Bubbe to "be the source of Yiddishkeit." Readers had thoughts.
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After 2-year delay, Philip Guston art exhibit explores his Jewish identity — under cloud of controversy
The exhibit, which has been dogged by worries about its portrayal of KKK figures, delves deep into the influential painter’s Holocaust themes and Jewish biography.
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National Shabbaton inspires Jews of color with the power of connecting as family
This year's gathering drew 105 diverse Jews and allies from 12 states and the District of Columbia
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Did Jewish theologians predict Doctor Strange’s alternate realities?
Here's what the multiverse of Midrash has to say about Marvel's latest box office hit.
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Larry King wasn’t the only big shot from Bensonhurst
The author recalls the early days of the Warriors and his father Herbie Cohen, the world's greatest negotiator
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Can a new Israeli Netflix historical drama succeed if it flunks history?
‘The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem’ spans the decades from Ottoman rule to nationhood. Yet somehow, the politics and events of the era are missing from the show.
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Books Joshua Cohen’s satirical novel ‘The Netanyahus’ wins Pulitzer Prize for fiction
Cohen’s book satirizes a real-life visit to America by the future prime minister’s father.
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Why this Jewish playwright wants you to sympathize with the teens of the Third Reich
A new play from Michelle Kholos Brooks follows the German girls forced to taste Hitler's food for poison.
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Music As the new Bob Dylan Center opens in Tulsa, a new pop culture mecca is born
Patti Smith, Mavis Staples and Elvis Costello were in town for the celebration; Dylan himself chose to skip it
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Does pastrami come from New York or Texas?
An exclusive Forward culinary investigation employs archival research to debunk a persistent and vexing rumor about a smoked meat's origin story
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Books A Pulitzer-winning novel drops the Netanyahus in an American college town
Joshua Cohen's 2021 novel won the 2022 Pulitzer for Fiction.
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