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A daughter of a Jewish father and a German mother in search of her own identity
Growing up without a religious foundation, Mia Faye Kreindler found her own way to faith
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Jewish comedian Lena Dunham discovers her family’s Holocaust story on PBS’ ‘Finding Your Roots’
Dunham’s great-great-grandmother Regina came to America as a teenager but left behind at least 11 siblings in Europe
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The Jewish artist bringing abortion history to America’s museums
Currently on display at the Whitney Biennial, Carmen Winant's installation of 2,500 archival photos chronicles the work of abortion providers and activists from 1973 to 2022
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Books The internet wants to know why Stephen Breyer’s interview backdrop is so weird
After the Jewish ex-Supreme Court justice recorded an interview with books shelved backward, social media users had some theories about the decor: ‘They’re all romance novels’
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Hulu’s ‘We Were the Lucky Ones’ uncovers a Jewish family’s buried past under the Nazis
Georgia Hunter is co-executive producer of a miniseries based on her bestselling novel.
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Art How Richard Serra found infinity within the void
The son of a Russian-Jewish mother and a Spanish father used his art to change minds and alter time and space
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In Trump’s USA Bible, a reminder of his biggest moments with his ‘favorite book’
The 45th president has gone from real estate mogul to Bible salesman
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Art Influenced by comic books, Salvador Dali and Mark Rothko, a Russian-born Jewish artist embraces his contradictions
Yury Kharchenko uses his art to address antisemitism, the Holocaust and Oct. 7
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Done with gefilte dogs, Manischewitz launches a new look in time for Pesach
The kosher food titan is aiming for a more casual, welcoming brand
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Could a Jewish voice from a previous century be a prophet for our times?
Aaron David Gordon may have been well ahead of his time on both environmentalism and Arab-Jewish relations
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Music In 1943, an opera was composed at a concentration camp. Now, it’s a graphic novel
‘Death Strikes: The Emperor of Atlantis’ adapts a German parable of life, death and despotism
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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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Yiddish World A Yiddish circus in a suitcase
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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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