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Culture
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Film & TV Can ‘September 5,’ a film about Israeli hostages in a time of Israeli hostages, survive the news cycle?
Tim Fehlbaum’s film about the Munich massacre is hard to separate from today’s headlines
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In the story of two Jewish Bunds, a stark generational divide over Israel
A new Bund is trying to reclaim a storied history. Members of the old Bund say they're ignoring important context.
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In new documentary ‘God and Country,’ Rob Reiner shines a light on Christian nationalism
Reiner is famous for his comedies, but he’s getting serious with his new project
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First Person What our son’s short life taught us about faith and tradition
We’re Jewish, but found strength in other's prayers — from Rama to rugby
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Theater This Purim play features Henry Ford, Eastern Parkway tunnels and Marjorie Taylor Greene
Director David Herskovits talks ‘Remember This Trick,’ his new theater piece about antisemitism
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Israelis love photos of triumphant soldiers in Gaza. Everyone else? Not so much
Wholesome photos of soldiers eating in Gazan kitchens did not go over as well in English as they did in Hebrew
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A new book asks readers to understand Spinoza through cancel culture
Ian Buruma’s biography of the philosopher paints a vivid picture of the Netherlands of the 17th century, but ruins it with some talk of today
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Hippie, hero, traitor, spy — the baffling legacy of Jonathan Pollard
A documentary series tries to shed light on the many contradictions of the man who spied on America for Israel
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From a Jewish home in Queens to ‘Sesame Street,’ Broadway, ‘Succession’ and ‘Job’
Fresh from completing four seasons as vice-chairman of Waystar Royco, Peter Friedman is starring in an Off-Broadway thriller
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Film & TV In the music of Bob Marley, a deep connection to Judaism
Marley, whose biopic debuts this week, long claimed Jewish ancestry
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It happened one flight: The Israeli love affair that changed my life
My heady Haifa romance couldn't last. But it made me relate to Israel in a whole new way
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A Yiddish institution will discuss Hamas — many in the Yiddish world say they’re promoting propaganda
The YIVO webinar ‘The Origins and Ideology of Hamas’ exposed a rift in the Yiddish world. Its CEO says critics have too narrow an idea of their mission
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Opinion The group behind Project 2025 has a plan to protect Jews. It will do the opposite.
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News Texas schools want to add Queen Esther to the curriculum. Here’s why Jews (and many Christians) are opposed.
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Film & TV Bonhoeffer biopic tells of a pastor turned would-be Hitler assassin — but is the story true?
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News What Mike Huckabee’s ‘Kids Guide to Israel’ says about his views
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Yiddish World The day I, a Jewish kid from the Bronx, left a Vermont salesperson flabbergasted
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News Adam Schiff, California’s Jewish senator-elect and Trump’s nemesis, says the US is ‘very much weakened as a democracy’
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Culture How the biggest antisemitic riot in America transformed Jewish history
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Music Promising ‘no stupid Hanukkah songs,’ The Leevees strive for a ‘two-song solution’
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