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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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First Person 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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