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Books
In a time of xenophobia, displacement and distraction, we need Homer’s ‘Odyssey’ more than ever
Informed by scholarship and family history, Daniel Mendelsohn's translation is both vital and timely
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Why a Gaza doctor’s striking video about starving babies has gone viral
The doctor in the video is gaunt, visibly malnourished himself, yet he only mentions the hunger of the babies in his care
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How a trailblazing Jewish scientist is still revolutionizing the world of astronomy
Chile's Vera Rubin observatory is named for the astronomer who changed the way we think about how galaxies move
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In this Holocaust story, there are few words, no swastikas, no yellow stars — just movement, passion and empathy
With her choreodrama 'Sh'ma,' Suki John transforms a family story into something universal and visceral
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Looking Forward Katz’s Deli is a mecca for food influencers — it kills me to see them butcher its good name
Some of the most-viewed videos of the New York institution bungle their delivery
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Film & TV Whoever said ‘you can’t take it with you’ never reckoned with this Jewish patriarch
The documentary 'Death & Taxes' explores estate law, entitlement, inheritance and the family legacy of former Sony president Harvey Schein
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On the border between hipster and Hasidic, a Brooklyn barbershop specializes in Orthodox haircuts
For the Bukharian Jewish barbers on Williamsburg's Kent Avenue, payot are no problem
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Rabbi, get your gun
In 'Guns & Moses,' an Orthodox rabbi packs heat — no questions asked
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Music Can 6 hours of Billy Joel turn critics into believers?
The HBO doc ‘And So it Goes’ makes the case for the Piano Man’s ongoing angst
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Film & TV Shari had a little lamb — and changed the world with her
‘Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop’ explores the varied career of the children’s entertainer
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Books Legendary ‘King of Comedy’ Jerry Lewis placed a weekly Jewish deli order, his son recalls
Christopher Lewis’ book about his father explores the star’s Yiddish-speaking upbringing and his role in raising billions of dollars to fight muscular dystrophy
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