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Once, this play about an underground abortion network was history; now, it’s timelier than ever
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So, how did this 74-year-old Jewish guy with the goofy glasses wind up writing a Dolly Parton musical?
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Meet the queer Jewish theater nerd who just won the national Jewish Playwriting Contest
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Asi Wind follows in the tradition of Harry Houdini, David Copperfield and David Blaine
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‘Fiddler on the Roof’ lyricist Sheldon Harnick dies at 99
Harnick put words to Jewish life — past and present
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Young Jews grapple with how to remember what some Holocaust survivors would rather forget
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In ‘The Doctor,’ a thought experiment about antisemitism goes awry
A Jewish doctor sets off a scandal of identity politics in this new play at the Park Avenue Armory
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Glenda Jackson played Jews, acted for Jews and replaced a Jew in parliament
The MP and Oscar winner died at 87
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The Tonys honored plays about antisemitism — the winners were eager to talk about anything else
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