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Culture
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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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Film & TV How the Israel-Hamas war could affect ‘The Last of Us’ Season 2
The online backlash against the video game source material and its Israeli-American co-creator, explained
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Politics The Yiddish wisdom of Tim Walz
In declaring 'We'll sleep when we're dead,' VP candidate Walz was invoking a particularly Yiddish philosophy and work ethic
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In ‘The Singer Sisters,’ a Jewish folk music family makes it big from Greenwich Village to Lilith Fair
Sarah Seltzer’s debut novel is full of familial drama, rock music history and lots of Yiddishkeit
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Zealotry is dividing Israel — and a groundbreaking film shows it’s not the first time
'Legend of Destruction' details the Jewish civil war that ultimately led to the destruction of the Temple.
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How it feels to leave Israel when an attack is coming and every airline is canceling flights
On El Al out of Tel Aviv, some passengers aren't planning to get anywhere but out
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As Israel braces for attack, ordinary citizens fear that Netanyahu has destroyed a country and a dream
On Tel Aviv's light rail, a woman older than the State of Israel has to depend on the kindness of strangers
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Cub Your Enthusiasm: In RFK Jr.’s bear story, a plot worthy of Larry David — or Samson
There is a biblical — and HBO — connection to the bear in Central Park
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Elegy for a gentleman, a scholar, and an avowed Jewish radical with an infectious, beautiful smile
Remembering a lifetime of friendship with David Biale
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In a Tel Aviv jewelry store, a green necklace tells the story of life in Israel during wartime
These days, a sense of relentless fear underscores even the most seemingly mundane interactions in Israel
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Music How a Jewish kid from Upper Manhattan became a rock ‘n’ roll legend
Lenny Kaye is more than Patti Smith's right-hand man; he's a historian, an archivist, and a keeper of the rock music faith
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