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Film & TV
In the story of a Jewish teenager coming out and coming of age, a brilliantly understated film
Jeremy Borison's 'Unspoken' is a triumph for a debut film director
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Film & TV Antisemitism isn’t the only reason Hollywood Jews are upset about that Academy Museum exhibit
The exhibit celebrates Hollywood's Jewish founders while also not shying away from some hard truths
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With never-before-seen security cam footage, movie brings viewers inside tense hostage crisis at Texas synagogue
‘Colleyville’ is Israeli-American director Dani Menkin’s latest documentary to explore a slice of modern Jewish history
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Theater His family survived the Holocaust. He survived long COVID. It’s Josh Fox’s ‘survivor’s obligation’ to fight the oil industry
In ‘The Edge of Nature,’ the Oscar nominee uses folk song to warn us about climate change
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Books We’re in a psychological war with ‘the greatest propaganda machine in history’ — will we survive it?
In 'Stories Are Weapons,' Annalee Newitz identifies our mortal enemy, who looks awfully familiar
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Google is answering search queries with AI now. What does that mean for Holocaust history?
Artificial intelligence can often distort facts or be used by bad actors.
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BINTEL BRIEF I don’t like my friend’s boyfriend. Do I have to invite him to my wedding?
Bintel says: You’re the bride, but remember that all actions have consequences
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Film & TV What the world has lost with the loss of Anouk Aimée
With the death of the actress, who was born Nicole Dreyfus, comes the death of an idyllic image of France
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Why Paul McCartney should be known as ‘the Jewish Beatle’
The secret Jewish history of Paul McCartney
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Theater ‘I haven’t really accepted he’s dead’ — scenes from the Stephen Sondheim estate sale
Bidding on Sweeney, la-la-la. Drinking bellinis, la-la-la. Hi-ho the glamorous life!
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Film & TV Why ‘Hava Nagila’ is TV’s new fight song
‘Knuckles’ and ‘The Boys’ recently used the song in some elaborate fight scenes
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