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Jewish New Yorkers sit shiva for Absolute Bagels
Longtime Upper West Side residents came to pay their respects after the store’s unexpected closure
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How from where we started did we ever reach this Hanukkah?
A tale of friendship, resilience, holidays, family, Katharine Hepburn and the power of an unpronounceable acronym
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Why are the accents in Jesus movies so weird?
Denizens of the imaginary ancient Middle East speak in an exotic-sounding, unidentifiable hodgepodge of sounds
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The shuttering of Absolute Bagels on NYC’s Upper West Side is driving some to anguish — others to poetry
An elegy for the loss of the best bagel in New York — and maybe the universe
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Film & TV Hallmark’s ‘Leah’s Perfect Gift’ gets interfaith relationships right — and a whole lot else wrong
The new Hallmark film about a Jewish woman celebrating Christmas is more sensitive than you might imagine
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Film & TV These Israelis and Palestinians aren’t sworn enemies — in a new documentary, they work together towards peace
Joy Sela's 'The Other' shows Israelis and Palestinians finding common ground.
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This video game has users play as Palestinians killing IDF soldiers on Oct. 7
Its creator argued that the game is no different from numerous games that allow users to kill Arabs
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Should Jews mourn the loss of the Friars Club?
The onetime haunt of showbiz stalwarts like George Burns and Alan King was auctioned at a foreclosure sale
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Theater How Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner became “a match made in meshugas”
A new play, 'Gene & Gilda,' tells the story of a Jewish Hollywood power couple’s rocky romance
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While visions of sugar plum fairies dance in their heads, she makes sure all their steps are kosher
Meet Dena Abergel, the Nutcracker's secret Jewish weapon
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Film & TV An inspiring documentary shows the power of Black-Jewish unity
Ondi Timoner's 'All God's Children' shows the rewards — and challenges — of intercultural solidarity
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