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Film & TV
Hermann Goering’s personal art dealer plundered the world for decades; his victims’ descendants are still seeking justice
PBS’s “Plunderer” details the life and work of Nazi art dealer Bruno Lohse
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Books What if Jews rebuilt the Temple?
Yishai Sarid’s ‘The Third Temple’ imagines a dark future for the Jewish state
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There aren’t Jewish fighters in Ridley Scott’s ‘Gladiator II.’ But what about in ancient Rome?
The real history of Jewish gladiators, from Reish Lakish to Kirk Douglas
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Texas wants to teach kindergarteners about religion — is that indoctrination?
An old Supreme Court case differentiates the fine line between teaching religion and teaching about it
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Books After all that controversy, here’s why Ta-Nehisi Coates (probably) didn’t change any minds on Israel-Palestine
Coates' trademark approach to journalism met a subject it couldn't make sense of
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At 95, Shaindel Schreiber is still dispensing babka and advice on the Lower East Side
For Schreiber's loyal customers at Moishe's Bakery on Grand Street, there are pastries, wisdom and good deals
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Film & TV Bonhoeffer biopic tells of a pastor turned would-be Hitler assassin — but is the story true?
The Dietrich Bonhoeffer in Todd Komarnicki's new film strays troublingly from the historical record
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BINTEL BRIEF My classmate won’t shut up about Israel and is spreading antisemitic conspiracies. What do I do?
Bintel Brief helps a college student figure out how to handle a troublesome classmate
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Film & TV In a startling new documentary about Netanyahu’s corruption, eerie echoes of Trump
In never-before-seen police interrogation footage, Benjamin Netanyahu's secrets come to light.
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United across time, two superhero artists join forces to fight bigotry
Trenton Doyle Hancock confronts Philip Guston at the Jewish Museum
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Books How antisemitic was Joseph Conrad, author of ‘Heart of Darkness’ and ‘The Secret Agent’?
The author was known to disparage Jews, yet sometimes he was also thought to be one
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Fast Forward Why some Satmar Hasidic leaders endorsed Zohran Mamdani as mayor, stunning many Jewish voters
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News How Mamdani became New York’s next mayor, with Jews divided between fierce opposition and fiery support
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Opinion I’m an Israeli who lives in New York. Here’s why I’m voting for Mamdani
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News How Mamdani built bridges to Jewish New Yorkers, from Williamsburg to Park Slope
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Antisemitism Decoded Why Tucker Carlson actually sat down with Nick Fuentes
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Fast Forward Jewish mayor of Minneapolis defeats challenger who drew Mamdani comparisons
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Fast Forward Centrist Israeli party quits World Zionist Organization, citing corruption and political cronyism
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Culture Mamdani quoted Eugene Debs in his victory speech — there’s a long Jewish history there
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