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Is the Trump administration’s website censorship the internet age version of Nazi book burning?
After Trump ordered an end to "gender ideology" in the US, information on trans people began to disappear
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How one Jewish geneticist turned a family tragedy into a lifesaving mission.
American Heart Month is an appropriate time to learn how genetic testing can protect your family.
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Film & TV How the master builder behind ‘The Brutalist’ was inspired by her hometown synagogue
Oscar nominee Judy Becker talks about bringing László Tóth's designs to life
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SNL has been joking about Israel for 50 years
Saturday Night Live’s first episode featured a short fake news reel by Albert Brooks that had Israel and Georgia switch places
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How I became a vulgarizer — and why you should become one too
For an author of graphic narratives, vulgarizing is the point, not a criticism
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How a socialist Valentine’s Day mixer turned into a messy debate over Zionism
When the New York DSA advertised an event at Silo, the internet missed the point for the details
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Film & TV Adrien Brody’s performance in ‘The Brutalist’ hits home for descendants of immigrants and Holocaust survivors
The actor spoke at the 92NY about his performance as Jewish immigrant and Holocaust survivor László Tóth.
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What should a mourner do while sitting shiva? A rabbi offers 4 suggestions
In between visits from family and friends, mourners have lots of time to reflect on healing, and how they want to lead the rest of their life
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Why Ladino is having a big moment — both in New York and the rest of the world
Ladino Day celebrates the Judeo-Spanish language that has made it to Netflix and the New Yorker's crossword puzzle
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Books 92 years ago today, Hitler took power. This historian wants us to see the lessons we’ve ignored from his rise
“Trump is not Hitler, by any means,” says Timothy Ryback. “But I think there are modalities that are very similar"
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Theater Tovah Feldshuh shares marriage advice — as she prepares for a play about divorce
Feldshuh plays an unhappy, Hasidic bride-to-be in 'My First Ex-Husband.' In real life, the Broadway legend's marriage has been going strong for 48 years and counting.
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