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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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Sept. 3: Forward Archival Material On The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire Debuts On PBS
The Forward archive was influential in the making of a show on the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire, which will play on PBS stations beginning September 3. The history-meets-travel series “The Future of America’s Past” looked to the Forward’s vast archival collection for photos and information to help create an episode that focuses on the 1911 industrial…
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The Last Of Kafka’s Papers Arrive In Israel – Some In Hebrew
Perhaps no one defied the wishes of a dead friend as flagrantly as Max Brod. In 1924, the author Franz Kafka died after a years-long battle with tuberculosis, leaving Brod, his confidant and fellow writer, with orders to burn his unpublished work. Brod did not comply, spending the rest of his life publishing the words…
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The Secret Jewish History Of The Village People
The French music entrepreneur Henri Belolo, of Moroccan Jewish origin, died on August 3 at age 82, reminding us how a melting pot of cultures in the Old and New Worlds has inspired émigré Jews through the generations. Belolo is best remembered for forming the American group Village People in the twilight of the disco…
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This Doctor Has The World’s Largest Collection Of Jewish Baseball Cards
The annals of baseball history are rife with Jews of exceptional ability, from Sandy Koufax and Hank Greenberg to modern sluggers Kevin Youkilis and Astros All-Star Alex Bregman. Less remembered are the Chosen People’s baseball diamond duds, remarkable for something other than their athletic prowess. But even also-ran baserunners deserve a custodian. Enter Doctor Seymour…
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Toni Morrison Is Dead At 88. Here’s How The World Is Honoring Her.
The Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Toni Morrison, whose work gave moving voice to the African American experience, died August 5 at the age of 88. Morrison’s death, announced this morning by her publisher, Alfred A. Knopf, is already drawing an outpouring of tributes, with many emphasizing Morrison’s abiding interest in empathy and the pernicious…
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Did Der Spiegel Run An Anti-Semitic Magazine Cover?
Critics ranging from the U.S. ambassador to Germany to the Central Council of Jews in Germany have accused the German news magazine Der Spiegel of printing an anti-Semitic cover for an issue about the country’s Jewish community. The cover for the August historical issue, titled “Jewish Life in Germany: The unknown World next door,” shows…
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The Power Of Connection At JPRO19
As the Jewish professional community has grown, so has the need for collaboration. “What Connects Us,” the theme of JPRO Network’s 2019 conference, addresses just that. The tri-annual event in Detroit, Michigan, gives people from all aspects of Jewish professional life across the United States and Canada the rare chance to come together and learn…
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How The Yiddish Forward Covered Woodstock Back In 1969
Editor’s Note: This article was published in Yiddish in the Forward on August 19, 1969, under the headline “The Music Fair in the Catskills.” America is, thank god, used to wonderful concerts of classical, jazz, folk and all kinds of modern music that elicit great interest and create enjoyment for those who like them. Crowds…
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Seven Decades Later, A Violin – And Its Story Of The Shoah – Finds Its Way Home
In 1943, with the Nazi deportation of Amsterdam’s Jews well under way, Bram Rodrigues and his father, Marcel, decided to flee the Netherlands. But before they left, Bram, who was 18 at the time, visited his friend Johnny de Haan, and asked him for a favor. Bram gave Johnny his violin — his most prized…
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It’s Confirmed: Ruby Rose’s Batwoman Will Be Jewish In New TV Series
When the CW announced last August that gender fluid actor Ruby Rose would play Batwoman in a forthcoming series, some corners of the internet expressed concern that Rose, while queer like the character, is not, also like the character, Jewish. While it has yet to be reported if Rose has taken to the mikveh, “Batwoman”…
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From Diller To Zuckerberg, Here’s What Jewish Execs Are Reading This Summer
What books do some of the world’s busiest Jews crack open in their summer downtime? Not exactly beach reads. NBC reporter Dylan Byers launched his “first annual Byers Market Summer Reading List” August 2, touting exclusive recs from Silicon Valley and Hollywood types from Facebook Chiefs Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg, to top William Morris…
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