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How the discovery of a secret tunnel inspired a film about Jewish resistance
The PBS documentary ‘Resistance’ surfaced the often unsung stories of how Jews fought back against the Nazis
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Music In lawsuit, Drake accuses Kendrick Lamar of picking on ‘Jewish heritage’
The beef over Lamar’s Grammy-nominated ‘Not Like Us’ continues
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BINTEL BRIEF ‘I live in a Muslim country. Speaking out against antisemitism has left me friendless’
Bintel says thanks for being an ally. Now go out and find some like-minded pals
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Is the TikTok ban about China — or is it really about Gaza?
Congressional advocacy for a ban has referenced Chinese data-mining, but also the anti-Israel content on the platform
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Was Casanova an antisemite, a believer in Kabbalah — or both?
Born 300 years ago, the legendary libertine had a utilitarian relationship to faith
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Film & TV In ‘Midas Man,’ a by-the-numbers tribute to the fifth Beatle
The Brian Epstein flick suffers from biopic malaise
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Theater Can one of our most problematic musicals finally overcome its racist past?
A new version of 'Show Boat' reimagines Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein's Broadway classic
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Film & TV They converted to Judaism in Colombia. Why won’t Israel let them make aliyah?
The documentary 'Torah Tropical' shows the struggle of Latin American converts to be accepted by the broader Jewish community
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Film & TV Alamo Drafthouse employees petition to scrap screenings of 1972 Munich film ‘September 5’
The petition calls the film ‘Zionist propaganda’
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Film & TV Are these 22 films about Gaza headed to the Academy Awards?
'From Ground Zero' combines numerous shorts — some documentary, some fiction — to blur the lines between fact and fiction
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Art This pioneering female artist’s Jewish heritage is no longer a secret — but what about the rest of her life?
A documentary promises to tell Tamara de Łempicka’s true story, but doesn't bring out her full personality.
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Culture Gene Shalit, a mensch with a personality as big as his mustache, turns 100
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Fast Forward Connecticut Catholic school punishes students who targeted ‘Jew Canaan’ rivals on social media
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Fast Forward Pro-Palestinian rally at Buchenwald memorial is shut down by German authorities
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