This is the Forward’s coverage of Jewish culture where you’ll learn about the latest (and sometimes earliest) in Jewish art, music (including of course Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen), film, theater, books as well as the secret Jewish history of…
Culture
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An up-close look at the real Theodor Herzl — and the real meaning of Zionism
At Temple Emanu-El, rare artifacts, including report cards, portraits and journals, explore the leader's life and legacy
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The true story of a Dutch Jewish survivor inspires a tale of WWII resistance
'A Place to Hide' is Ronald Balson's latest historical novel
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Art A ‘Jewish Mona Lisa’ — and other myths told by objects found in Israel
In Ilit Azoulay's exhibit at the Jewish Museum, there's more to an object than what meets the eye
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How Lauren Bacall faced and overcame antisemitism
Born Betty Joan Perske in the Bronx, Bacall was known as the epitome of a strong-minded, independent woman
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Books Old Jewish Men — and all aspiring to that status — now have a guide of their own
The founder of the viral brand speaks to the zen of being aged, Hebraic and direct to a fault
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Raised in a tenement, killed in battle at 27 — the all-too-brief life of a great Jewish artist and poet
Isaac Rosenberg won fame and respect well after his death in WWI
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Music How a new quintet is keeping klezmer classy, and classical
Schmaltz and Pepper is bringing classical spice to the Yiddish folk music scene
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Uh, was Taylor Swift wearing tefillin at the VMAs?
Sure, some might call them 'gloves' — but that's so much less fun
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‘The Day the Clown Cried’ was the film that ‘broke’ Jerry Lewis — did it have to happen that way?
A new documentary about the film sheds light on a doomed production
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A NYC conference celebrates the cultural creativity of formerly Orthodox Jews
YIVO hosts a two-day symposium on Jews who went “off the derech,” or religious path
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Film & TV Why the hot rabbi is having a moment (again)
Adam Brody is set to play a religious leader with sex appeal — he isn’t the first
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Culture Stories of ghosts, grief and Shabbat gladness win top prizes in Jewish children’s literature
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Fast Forward NJ church deletes video of pageant featuring antisemitic character but says critics took it ‘out of context’
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Culture A new exhibit honors writer Lore Segal, a child survivor and lifelong skeptic of easy truths
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