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Film & TV
Why movies are tackling a real pain: memory and Holocaust tourism
The films ‘Treasure,’ ‘Delegation’ and ‘A Real Pain’ use tours of Poland as a backdrop for character studies
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Is Elon Musk Jewish?
The billionaire CEO and ally of former and future President Donald Trump has a Hebrew name
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Politics Ivanka Trump suggests you avoid this central sin in Judaism — will her father listen?
Trump's daughter said to ‘choose words that heal, not harm’
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How Quincy Jones scored with the gritty story of a Harlem Holocaust survivor
Jones' 1964 score for 'The Pawnbroker' became an instant classic
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Politics The Electoral College is a fundamentally un-Jewish institution
The Talmud's stance on majority rule — also known as the popular vote — is absolute
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Politics Need help voting in Yiddish (or Urdu or Tagalog or Gujarati or Polish or Russian or Tamil or Hmong)?
Election Day is a time to marvel at the linguistic diversity of the American Electorate
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Film & TV RFK Jr. (and Stanley Kubrick) don’t want you to drink the water
The Kennedy heir has vowed to eliminate fluoride from American taps, in a move straight out of ‘Dr. Strangelove’
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‘A Real Pain’ is Jesse Eisenberg’s love letter to Poland, the country his family left under duress
Eisenberg directs and stars in the road-trip movie with Kieran Culkin, who plays his cousin
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Do Jews believe in the afterlife?
A rabbi explains how Jewish mysticism teaches that the soul is ever-present and hovering over its living relatives
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For Europe’s Jews, owning grand homes symbolized not just wealth, but equality
In many places, Jews couldn't own property until the 19th century. Exercising that right gave them social and political status, a new book explains
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Film & TV What would Judaism have to say about ‘The Substance?’
3 rabbis weigh in on aging, beauty and body horror
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News Was Charlie Kirk a martyr? Here’s why Christians are divided and Jews should care
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Culture This Israeli photographer’s work is all about ‘subverting masculinity’
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Opinion The terrifying Nazi precedent for Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension — and the reasons to stay hopeful
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Fast Forward Freed hostage Edan Alexander says he’s returning to the IDF next month
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