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Film & TV
In this Jewish family, everybody needs therapy — especially the therapists themselves
The Argentinean series 'Family Therapy' features a pair or married therapists, who face emotional challenges of their own
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Books So much to say about Israeli violence, so little to say about violence against Jews
Pankaj Mishra's 'The World After Gaza: A History' offers a reading of current events that is more political and personal than historical
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Books Why Jews were like everyone else — only more so — during slavery and the Civil War
Richard Kreitner’s ‘Fear No Pharoah’ takes an unflinching look at how Jews reckoned with America’s founding sin
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How two Jewish names — Kohen and Mira — are dividing red and blue states
Two Forward reporters who share those names try to make sense of the trend
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BINTEL BRIEF I’m scared about antisemitism, but my friends just want to talk about the war
Bintel advises a student who is struggling to discuss her fears with friends who keep bringing the conversation back to politics
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Would the Talmud have told Jeffrey Goldberg to stay in the Signal chat?
If a journalist is added to a group chat discussing matters of national security, should they stay?
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What was Barbra Streisand’s autobiography doing in ‘The White Lotus’?
Babs' 992-page memoir speaks volumes about the character reading it.
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A truck of kosher knishes and matzo ball soup rolls into New York
Hot dogs, babka and egg rolls are all made hot-to-go in the Manischewitz Deli on Wheels
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Music How Janis Ian’s Jewish heritage inspired some of her greatest hits
A new documentary on the singer's life shows the relationship between her faith, her activism, and her songwriting.
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Film & TV What Gal Gadot has said about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The ‘Snow White’ actress has become outspoken in support of Israeli hostages and Israel's war efforts since Oct. 7
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100 years after its founding, can a Yiddish institute serve a people who don’t speak the language?
YIVO’s centennial marks a fractious time in Jewish life. It’s ready for the challenge.
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