Out and About: Woody Allen on Marriage; Cynthia Ozick on Being a Jewish Writer

Graphic by Angelie Zaslavsky
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The latest issue of Habitus features eight poems by Esther Dischereit.
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The winners of the 2011 Rappaport Prize, a one million dollar award given annually to two Israel painters, have been announced.
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Woodie Allen talks about his controversial marriage.
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Cynthia Ozick accepts the Jewish Book Council’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Philip Glass is so prolific that he gets his own festival.
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The Maccabeats are back — with a song and video for Purim:
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