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Culture
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Netanyahu and anti-Netanyahu protests both warn: ‘Hamas is coming’
Pro-Hamas rhetoric drew condemnation by Kamala Harris during protest in DC, but it represents few protesters
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Film & TV Little is revealed in new teaser for upcoming Bob Dylan biopic
The teaser for 'A Complete Unknown' might hype up viewers but gives away little of substance about the film
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Film & TV Babylon Berlin is famous for its attention to detail — did it get its Jewish story right?
The popular German series has religious Jews, but does it know how they practiced?
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Art In London, Jewish history is larger than life in a new mural
Leon Fenster’s 9-story tableau features Freud, the golem and Benjamin Disraeli
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Politics Is ‘Momala’ Kamala Harris’ new viral meme moment?’
The 'Brat' memes are already growing old, but another Yiddish-sounding viral moment may be on the campaign's horizon
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Books How a bestselling book became an unlikely lightning rod in literary fights over the Israel-Hamas war
The Korean-Jewish author Gabrielle Zevin has been targeted, and defended, for “Zionism” even though she’s never spoken publicly about Israel
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Politics An astronaut, kosher Jew and Southern gentleman walk into the VP race: Ranking the Jewishness of Harris’ VP prospects
Our intrepid reporter ponders the kishka connections of the top five contenders: Josh Shapiro, Mark Kelly, Roy Cooper, J.B. Pritzker and Andy Bashear
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New Holocaust memoir shifts the focus from survivors to descendants
'Irena's Gift' tries to untangle the web of inherited trauma
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Politics How a Yiddish playwright — by way of Shakespeare — predicted Biden’s exit
In the Jewish version of King Lear, the title character finds a happy ending. Biden has done the same
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A museum exhibit on Jewish food and humor puts the ‘borscht’ in Borscht Belt
Jewish comedy and cuisine provided an ethnic haven for Jews looking for a break from the big city
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On its final night, the RNC abandons religious diversity
A resounding speech from evangelical Franklin Graham made clear that Republicans see America as a Christian nation
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Culture Inside the ancient Christian theology driving modern antisemitism
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News Mamdani to attend Passover Seder as he navigates ties with Jewish groups amid rising antisemitism
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