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Music
Beyoncé’s ode to Levi’s Jeans is giving the brand a moment
Levi’s was founded in 1853 by a German-Jewish immigrant
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In a Christian Nationalist surveillance state, the few remaining Jews struggle to survive
Deborah Zoe Laufer's 'The Last Yiddish Speaker' envisions a dystopian future for America
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Film & TV In ‘Curb’ finale, Larry David defends his life — but has he learned his lesson?
Echoing the last episode of ‘Seinfeld,’ the sitcom shows it wasn’t about nothing after all
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Why ‘tragedy’ is not the right word to describe the deadly strike on the World Central Kitchen convoy
Tragedy, as Iris Murdoch informed us, obscures the nature of real events
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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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