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Culture
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Finally, a new hub for people who want to study the language and history of Ladino
The American Ladino League celebrates a language that was the mother tongue of generations of Sephardic Jews
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Art Why an artist famous for illustrating the Haggadah is more relevant than ever
Through his work, Arthur Szyk fought against fascism and bigotry
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Is Adam Sandler’s Kafkaesque Tarkovskyesque Kubrickesque Netflix sci-fi drama better than it sounds?
Based on a Czech novel, 'Spaceman' features Sandler as the titular voyager Jakub Procházka
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‘Dune 2’ is set thousands of years in the future — so why does it feel like a parable about Gaza?
The blockbuster's visuals feel ripped from the news about the Israel-Hamas war
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Did this pro-immigrant linguist inspire Donald Trump’s latest anti-immigrant rant?
‘Language City’ author Ross Perlin speaks about Yiddish and other endangered languages
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Was the Leopold and Loeb case really the ‘Jewish crime of the century?’
100 years later, the frenzy surrounding the murder of Bobby Franks still raises uncomfortable questions about antisemitism
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This Supreme Court case might allow Nazis to operate freely on social media
Texas and Florida passed laws curtailing social media sites' ability to moderate. Will the Supreme Court strike them down?
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Books Writers beware: Reading this journalist’s reflections on life may cause extreme jealousy
In his latest book, 'The Lede,' Calvin Trillin reflects on decades of reporting — and reveals some of his more colorful interactions with fellow titans of journalism
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How a Jewish playwright’s internal Israel-Palestine debate became a Russian doll of Trojan horses
Itamar Moses says 'The Ally' is his most personal work to date
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Richard Lewis’ life was not ‘from hell’
The legendary comedian and 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' actor has died at 76
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Author has ‘The Soul of Judaism’ — and the DNA to prove it
Bruce Haynes, the grandson of the National Urban League’s founder, discovers his forebear was half-Jewish
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