This Week in Forward Arts and Culture
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Benjamin Ivry remembers conductor George Szell, who may have been a dictator on the podium, but was no Nazi.
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Jordana Horn sees “Rabies,” billed as “Israel’s first horror film,” at the Tribeca Film Festival.
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Jenna Weissman Joselit keeps track of Jewish Time.
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Philologos is singing in the rain.
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Steven G. Kellman reviews “Motti,” an offbeat novel by Asaf Schurr.
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Dan Friedman celebrates Israeli Independence Day by celebrating Israeli artist Ludwig Blum.
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