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Culture
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How ‘antisemitic morons’ tried to create a Jew-free world in Paraguay
'Nueva Germania' was the brainchild of Bernhard Förster, much to the consternation of his brother-in-law Friedrich Nietzsche
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BINTEL BRIEF I’m trans, frum, anti-Zionist and lonely. Should I stop trying to fit in where I’m not wanted?
Bintel tackles a letter from a reader who can't tell if they're disliked more for their queerness or their politics
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How Doug Emhoff embodies a very specific form of Jewish joy
Speaking in Paris at the site of a deadly 1982 antisemitic attack, Emhoff displayed a defiant 'glik'
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Film & TV 5 films to watch with kids this Tisha B’Av
On a painful day of Jewish mourning, here are some movies that tackle grief, sadness and Jewish suffering in a kid-friendly way
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Are neo-Nazi terms really the only way to criticize U.S. support for Israel?
A debate over the term 'zog,' or 'Zionist Occupied Government,' is surging online
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Did ‘The Scarlet Pimpernel’ inspire Raoul Wallenberg’s Holocaust heroism?
Wallenberg saw an anti-Nazi remake about the superhero with a double life. ‘Pimpernel’ also inspired Stan Lee and Larry David
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Politics A mezuzah in a Harris-Emhoff White House? It might not be the first.
Doug Emhoff said he'd put a mezuzah in the White House. Whether Jewish law requires him to is a matter of dispute.
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Are Jewish horns having a comeback? The history behind the antisemitic stereotype
Recent depictions of pro-Israel politicians and university presidents are on the horns of a new dilemma
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A small town in Spain is finally embracing its Jewish history — but is any of that history true?
In Hervás, a rural hamlet of 4,000, an invented Jewish heritage has become a point of pride and a marketing tool
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One of Bob Dylan’s most Jewish songs is VP candidate Tim Walz’s favorite
'Forever Young' may be read as a parent's blessing to a child, but there's also a deep Jewish story behind it
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They’re celebrating the Olympics in Paris, but the war in the Middle East feels close at hand
Fear and anxiety seem like constants for Jews in the City of Light
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