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From an Italian Holocaust survivor, a Kafkaesque nightmare of imprisonment under fascism
Set in the Lanciano internment camp, Maria Eisenstein's 'Internee Number 6' is a testament to the power of writing
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Film & TV Why Robby said the Shema on ‘The Pitt’
In a moment of crisis, the agnostic Jewish doctor declared faith in God
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In a time of tariffs and uncertainty, this is the Jewish word we need to soothe our minds and souls
A tariff, which derives from an Arabic word that means 'notification,' is remarkably adjacent to an Aramaic word for 'translation' and 'commentary'
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Film & TV Val Kilmer was the voice of my generation’s Moses (and God)
The actor, who died Tuesday, played the Hebrew prophet three times
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Books The White House Seder started in a Pennsylvania basement. Its legacy lives on.
A new children’s book tells the story of how three Jewish staffers brought Passover to the White House
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Film & TV In this Jewish family, everybody needs therapy — especially the therapists themselves
The Argentinean series 'Family Therapy' features a pair or married therapists, who face emotional challenges of their own
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Books So much to say about Israeli violence, so little to say about violence against Jews
Pankaj Mishra's 'The World After Gaza: A History' offers a reading of current events that is more political and personal than historical
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Books Why Jews were like everyone else — only more so — during slavery and the Civil War
Richard Kreitner’s ‘Fear No Pharoah’ takes an unflinching look at how Jews reckoned with America’s founding sin
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How two Jewish names — Kohen and Mira — are dividing red and blue states
Two Forward reporters who share those names try to make sense of the trend
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BINTEL BRIEF I’m scared about antisemitism, but my friends just want to talk about the war
Bintel advises a student who is struggling to discuss her fears with friends who keep bringing the conversation back to politics
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Would the Talmud have told Jeffrey Goldberg to stay in the Signal chat?
If a journalist is added to a group chat discussing matters of national security, should they stay?
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Culture Inside the ancient Christian theology driving modern antisemitism
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News Jews paused Indiana’s abortion ban — by turning a religious freedom law against the evangelical right
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Culture In 1989, Harold Pinter and Jerry Schatzberg made the perfect Holocaust movie for 2026
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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 Two women race to save Persian Jewish music before it fades
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Opinion Passover liberation and US liberty both summon us to remember and renew
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Culture 70 years ago, this Jewish choreographer predicted our epidemic of loneliness and isolation
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Culture Gene Shalit, a mensch with a personality as big as his mustache, turns 100
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