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Culture
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This Jewish New Yorker survived the Holocaust and the Hungarian Revolution, and is still helping others today
Longtime Washington Heights resident Susan Kalev, 80, who is still working as a social worker, shares her family’s story of survival
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Will the next pope be good for the Jews?
A look at a few of the frontrunners, and their statements on antisemitism, Israel and theology
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BINTEL BRIEF How do you deal with invitations from someone who drives you nuts?
Seinfeld had a similar problem and couldn't solve it. But Bintel says there is a way out
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Film & TV Our preeminent historian of the Jews is finally ready to confront Auschwitz
In 'Simon Schama: The Holocaust, 80 Years On,' the author and PBS host leads an intimate journey into the humanity and inhumanity of the Shoah
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Hidden in a famous WWII photo, two heroic Jewish stories
The Elbe Day picture captured American and Russian armies uniting against the Nazis — and cemented two Jewish soldiers in history
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How this Marc Chagall painting explains Pope Francis’ soul
The late pope's favorite painting was a reaction to the horrors of the Nazi regime
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In Pope Francis, a voice for interfaith dialogue and against antisemitism
Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Argentina, the Pope cited Jewish theologians and psychoanalysts as influences
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How an Israeli dance company shaped a Catholic school boy’s life
Choreographer Billy Barry had barely heard of Israeli dance company Batsheva — until it changed his life
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How Abraham Lincoln in a kippah wound up making a $250,000 deal on ‘Shark Tank’
Jewish entrepreneur Ari Siegel secured a $250,000 investment on the show for his business, History By Mail
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Books What is ‘Zionism without Zion?’ New history asks, but can’t answer
In ‘Melting Point’, Rachel Cockerell provides lots of historical sources, but little insight into what they’re saying
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In the new Fantastic Four trailer, a glimpse of Yancy Street’s Yiddishkeit
Keep your eyes peeled in the new movie for challahs and tikkun olam
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Culture Inside the ancient Christian theology driving modern antisemitism
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News Mamdani to attend Passover Seder as he navigates ties with Jewish groups amid rising antisemitism
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Culture Gene Shalit, a mensch with a personality as big as his mustache, turns 100
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