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Culture
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Alex Edelman’s ‘Just For Us’ premieres on HBO and Max, with Jewish identity and antisemitism again in the spotlight
Edelman said the past six months have affected the way audiences, particularly Jewish viewers, receive the show
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Elliot Gould, Joaquin Phoenix, Ilana Glazer, 150+ Jewish creatives sign open letter backing Jonathan Glazer’s Oscars speech
The letter follows a different open letter criticizing Glazer, who used his speech to criticize Israel and “dehumanization”
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First Person Our Passover: Why this night is different from all others
How non-observant Jews passed on their love of Jewish traditions to their daughter and half-Jewish grandsons
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New York City’s earthquake feels like a blessing, not a curse
Thankfully, there's a bracha for that
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In more than 200 paintings, a tribute to the spirit of the Israeli hostages
An exhibit at Philadelphia's Weitzman Museum portrays the diversity of those held captive in Gaza
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Film & TV British cringe comedy ‘Hapless’ arrives on American shores — but is it a Jewish show?
Formerly called ‘The Jewish Enquirer,’ Gary Sinyor’s sitcom was briefly pulled from British Airways amid Israel’s war in Gaza
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10 new haggadahs for Passover 2024
A range of haggadah supplements focused squarely on Oct. 7 have become available in recent weeks
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Film & TV Why is Netflix’s No. 1 new show a documentary about Moses?
Christians, Muslims and Jews walk into Netflix's new Moses docuseries, featuring smart talking heads and hokey reenactments
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Theater Zach Zucker wants to be a modern-day court jester
The comedian, with his alter ego Jack Tucker, is a nonstop entertainer
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The secret Jewish history of Tax Day
Turns out that the history of income tax goes all the way back to the book of Genesis
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How sitting shiva helped me decide to convert to Judaism
Where sitting shiva felt nurturing and clarifying, other grieving rituals had felt incomplete
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Fast Forward Why some Satmar Hasidic leaders endorsed Zohran Mamdani as mayor, stunning many Jewish voters
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Culture Mamdani’s first statement on antisemitism as mayor-elect got some weird pushback
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News How Mamdani became New York’s next mayor, with Jews divided between fierce opposition and fiery support
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Culture Mamdani quoted Eugene Debs in his victory speech — there’s a long Jewish history there
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Fast Forward Cornell inks $60M deal with Trump administration to resolve antisemitism claims
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Books How the Yonkers-born son of Jewish immigrants became the king of American comedy
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Film & TV ‘Eid,’ the first Israeli feature directed by a Bedouin, is a heartfelt portrait of an artist
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Fast Forward BBC execs resign amid scandal over Trump interview edit and Gaza war coverage
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