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This video game has users play as Palestinians killing IDF soldiers on Oct. 7
Its creator argued that the game is no different from numerous games that allow users to kill Arabs
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Should Jews mourn the loss of the Friars Club?
The onetime haunt of showbiz stalwarts like George Burns and Alan King was auctioned at a foreclosure sale
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Theater How Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner became “a match made in meshugas”
A new play, 'Gene & Gilda,' tells the story of a Jewish Hollywood power couple’s rocky romance
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While visions of sugar plum fairies dance in their heads, she makes sure all their steps are kosher
Meet Dena Abergel, the Nutcracker's secret Jewish weapon
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Film & TV An inspiring documentary shows the power of Black-Jewish unity
Ondi Timoner's 'All God's Children' shows the rewards — and challenges — of intercultural solidarity
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Art Reeling from the anguish of Oct. 7, he’s drawn more than 300 images of beauty and hope
With his 'Daily Postcard' project, Zeev Englemayer confronts his own grief and confusion
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Film & TV In a gripping film set in 1930’s Tel Aviv, lovers fight the tide of terrorism and colonialism
Michael Winterbottom's 'Shoshana' sets a passionate love story against a volatile political backdrop
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Film & TV ‘A Real Pain,’ ‘The Brutalist’ and ‘Nobody Wants This’ rack up Golden Globe nominations
The awards are brimming with unexpected Jewish connections
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Film & TV The real problem with ‘A Real Pain’ is that it isn’t Jewish enough
Jesse Eisenberg's movie follows a Holocaust tour and the pain of its participants, but seems to forget those things are connected
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In ‘Wicked,’ the power of propaganda takes center stage
The campaign against Elphaba echoes Nazi messaging about Jews
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Ripped, dipped, sliced and shmeared — what makes a bagel a bagel?
Rippable bagels are the newest controversy in the world of bagels, but far from the first
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