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Barbra Streisand’s brand-new duet with Bob Dylan is a whole lot different than you might think
Though Dylan and Streisand's voices may seem ill-suited to each other, the two complement each other gorgeously on 'The Very Thought of You'
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In a new documentary, Hannah Arendt becomes the patron saint of anti-fascism
'Hannah Arendt: Facing Tyranny' details the main beats of the philosopher's life, but leaves out the controversy
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Film & TV In a film from Israel, three characters in search of a love language
Expanded from an Oscar-nominated Israeli short, ‘Dead Language’ goes deeper into our failures to communicate
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Film & TV In unheard recordings, Andy Kaufman emerges — a kinder, gentler soul than you may expect, or hope to see
‘Andy Kaufman is Me’ cuts through some of the mystique of the controversial comic
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Film & TV In Jerusalem, everything is political — even the stone architects used to design the city
Danae Elon’s film 'Rule of Stone' explores the history behind Jerusalem’s architecture
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Aaron Lansky built a home for 1.5 million Yiddish books. Now he’s handing over the keys.
The founding president of the Yiddish Book Center is retiring, confident that Yiddish literature has a future
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That time Yiddishists met extraterrestrials a short while ago in a galaxy not far away
It was a normal summer internship at the Yiddish Book Center ... until the Jedi invaded our turf
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In the Trump-Musk feud, both sides are united by antisemitism
The supporters of both powerful men went on attack, using the same strategy: accusations of Jewish control
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Pittsburgh Transit has a new pickle-themed ‘rider etiquette’ campaign. Is it Jewish?
An anthropomorphic pickle reminds riders to ‘keep it kosher’
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Persecuted by the KGB, a Jewish master soared to new heights in the West
Born in Marc Chagall's hometown, the Russian Jewish dancer Valery Panov has died at 87
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Schmear campaign: Andrew Cuomo’s bacon bagel blunder bothers NY Jews
Cuomo orders a ‘bacon, cheese and egg on an English muffin’
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This comedy dating show is bringing dildos to synagogue
'Love Isn't Blind,' the brainchild of comedian Allison Goldberg, is making shidduchs
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News No Jews allowed: White supremacists are building a segregated community in Arkansas, but is it legal?
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Opinion Mamdani’s victory is an opportunity for Jews to relearn the art of disagreement
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Books This graphic history of Jerusalem is a big hit. But its Jews have hooked noses
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Culture Is now really the best time for a cutesy Jewish summer camp movie?
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Fast Forward Australia cancels Kanye West’s visa over controversial ‘Heil Hitler’ song: ‘We don’t need that in Australia’
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Yiddish טשיקאַוועסן: האָספּיץ־וואָלונטירס פֿונדאַציע שענקט שפּײַזקאַרטלעך צו אָרעמע פּאַציענטןTidbits: Hospice volunteer’s foundation donates grocery gift cards to poor patients
במשך פֿון זיבן יאָר האָט דזשעף לויִס אַוועקגעגעבן צען טויזנט שפּײַזקאַרטלעך.
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