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The 1918 Marx Brothers musical stopped short by the Spanish Flu
In late September 1918, at the height of the Spanish flu outbreak, theatergoers in Grand Rapids, Mich. showed up in masks, found their seats and watched as the Marx Brothers failed to entertain them. The show was called “The Cinderella Girl” — and was changed later in its brief run to “The Street Cinderella,” according…
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‘Everyone’s talking about the plagues:’ Making haggadahs for a Passover unlike any before
When Rishe Groner, a rabbinical student spending the year in Jerusalem, began self-isolating in her apartment in mid-March, she was already thinking ahead to Passover. She hoped that restrictions imposed by Israeli authorities to curb the spread of COVID-19 would lift in time for the holiday, allowing her to organize a Seder with other single…
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Klezmer virtuoso Andy Statman recovering from coronavirus
Andy Statman and his wife have apparently been infected by the coronavirus. The 69 year-old Klezmer and bluegrass virtuoso says that, although the couple hasn’t been tested, his doctor diagnosed the virus over the phone based on their symptoms. “He said ‘You have the virus,’” Statman said over the phone. The Brooklyn-based clarinetist and mandolin…
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Daily distraction: Freud solves mysteries, an ‘I, Claudius’ podcast and letter-writing
Welcome to your daily distraction, our recommendations for ways to stay engaged and entertained while we socially distance ourselves to combat the novel coronavirus outbreak. You can find our past recommendations here; many of the opportunities we’ve highlighted are ongoing. Greetings to you from my home office. Judging by Twitter — the 21st century town…
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April 21: ‘Pressed’ Virtual Tour with Untapped New York
Join us for a special virtual tour with Untapped New York and the Museum at Eldridge Street for a chance to view the museum’s latest exhibition “Pressed: Images from the Jewish Daily Forward.” Forward archivist Chana Pollack and Museum at Eldridge Street archivist and curator Nancy Johnson will lead this tour through the archive press…
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Coronavirus exposed a huge gap between the media and the American people
If you’re not part of the political or chattering classes, you might have missed two recent tempests that erupted in tiny teacups on the devil’s banquet of the coronavirus pandemic. Last week, the President insisted on calling the virus that causes COVID-19 the “Chinese virus.” And this week, he’s insulted a number of reporters at…
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As schools and synagogues go digital, this online Torah source is racking up record numbers
With everyone at home these days, web traffic is spiking and — apparently — online Torah is much in demand. Many schools have closed their physical campuses and moved classrooms online in an effort to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus. The effects of these extreme measures has forced educators at Jewish day schools…
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Daily distraction: Take your kids — and yourself — to Lincoln Center
Welcome to your daily distraction, our recommendations for ways to stay engaged and entertained while we socially distance ourselves to combat the novel coronavirus outbreak. You can find our past recommendations here; many of the opportunities we’ve highlighted are ongoing. It’s Sunday. The weeks right now are long and taxing, so it’s especially important to…
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The Forward’s Youth Writing Contest Guidelines
The Forward’s youth writing contest seeks essays, prose and poetry of 1,000 words or less on the topic “What It Means To Be Free.” The contest is open to all middle and high school students attending public, private, parochial or home schools. Entries should be sent to [email protected]. They must be received by May 1,…
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Daily distraction: Cooking school, chamber music and a trip to the zoo
Welcome to your daily distraction, our recommendations for ways to stay engaged and entertained while we socially distance ourselves to combat the novel coronavirus outbreak. You can find our past recommendations here; many of the opportunities we’ve highlighted are ongoing. It’s Saturday. Whether or not you ordinarily observe Shabbat, as our work and home lives…
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The unbearable emptiness of being Woody Allen
Apropos of Nothing: Autobiography By Woody Allen Arcade Publishing, 400 pages, $40 Let’s get it out of the way: Here’s a list of terms Woody Allen uses to refer to women in the first chapter of his new memoir, “Apropos of Nothing.” His mother, one of five sisters: “arguably the homeliest of the swarm.” His…
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