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Was David Bowie’s Last Work About Bob Dylan and a Jewish Poet?
According to an essay written by Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and screenwriter Michael Cunningham (“The Hours”), the David Bowie musical “Lazarus” was initially conceived as a show about the great Jewish-American poet, Emma Lazarus, who is best known for her sonnet, “The New Colossus,” whose lines appear inscribed on a bronze plaque in the pedestal of…
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5 Standouts at the New York Jewish Film Festival
Are this year’s Oscar contenders letting you down? The New York Jewish Film Festival begins its 26th year on Wednesday, and as always, its slate of films is diverse enough to please the most demanding cinephiles. Here are five flicks worth braving the cold to see at the Film Society of Lincoln Center during the…
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Jonathan Sarna Thinks Trump Can’t Turn Back the Clock
In Philip Eil’s article “6 Jewish Historians Tell Us What To Expect in 2017 and Beyond,” Jonathan Sarna worries about efforts to reverse progress made on liberal causes. Here’s what he had to say: Jonathan Sarna Professor of American Jewish History at Brandeis University Author of “American Judaism: A History” Part of me worries that…
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Why Jews Can’t Remain Neutral in Trump’s America
In Philip Eil’s article “6 Jewish Historians Tell Us What To Expect in 2017 and Beyond,” he speaks to Professor Riv-Ellen Prell, who says that Jews will not be able to play it safe this time around. Riv-Ellen Prell Professor Emerita of American Studies at the University of Minnesota Author of “Women Remaking American Judaism”…
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Why We Probably Shouldn’t Worry About New Pogroms
In his article “6 Jewish Historians Tell Us What To Expect in 2017 — and Beyond,” Philip Eil spoke to historian David Biale about how anti-Semitism was granted legitimacy in 2017. Here’s the full text of his remarks: David Biale Professor of Jewish History at University of California, Davis Author of “Not in the Heavens:…
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Why Jews Will Pay More Attention to Civil Liberties
In his article “6 Jewish Historians Tell Us What To Expect in 2017 — and Beyond,” Philip Eil interviewed historian Gary P. Zola about how Jews are reacting to Donald Trump’s election. Here’s the full text of Zola’s remarks. Gary P. Zola Professor of the American Jewish Experience and Reform Jewish History at Hebrew Union…
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Why Jews Should Get Ready To Organize in Trump’s America
In Philip Eil’s article “6 Jewish Historians Tell Us What To Expect in 2017 — and Beyond,” professor Deborah Dash Moore tells us why she feels Jews should get ready to get organized. Here’s the full text of her remarks. Deborah Dash Moore Professor of History and Judaic Studies at the University of Michigan Author…
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Why Jews Should Remain Vigilant in a Trumpian Dystopia
In Philip Eil’s article “6 Jewish Historians Tell Us What To Expect in 2017 — and Beyond,” historian David Myers says that Donald Trump’s election evokes some of the darkest periods in American history. Here’s what else he had to say: David Myers Professor of Jewish History at UCLA Author of “Jewish History: A Very…
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You Will Soon Be Able To Visit Rome’s Jewish Catacombs
Cemeteries are naturally spooky places – fields littered with old gray stones marking dead bodies. But you know what’s spookier than cemeteries? Catacombs, those underground passages filled with human remains. For those of us that find such places more interesting than scary or disgusting, there was recently some good news out of Rome. As the…
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Mass-Reproduction Is Changing The Experience of Art. Mark Rothko Is Here To Help.
There is something that happens to a work of art when it becomes absorbed into posterity – its copies and reproductions begin to rapidly grow in number. Reproductions will always (obviously) outnumber the original, but in the case of famous works of art, they do so in such a great number that the aesthetic status of…
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The Man Who Made Those Viral Sweaters Has One For Every Jewish Holiday
Sam Barsky came to knitting by chance, perhaps a divine one: it was 1999, he’d recently dropped out of nursing school due to medical issues, and he was searching for a new purpose. He came across a yarn shop, fulfilled a longtime dream of taking an introductory knitting class, and, well, followed that thread. (Sorry.)…
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