Out and About
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Forward artist-in-residence Eli Valley interviews Drew Friedman, author of “Old Jewish Comedians: a Visual Encyclopedia.”
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The Klezmatics are scheduled to appear on Conan O’Brien tonight. Tune in!
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If you’re in New York, celebrate the second night of Hanukkah at Southpaw with The Shondes, Yiddish Princess and Schmekel.
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The New York Times talks up the Sephardic Music Festival.
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The Atlantic features an excerpt from “Shadows in Winter: A Memoir of Love and Loss” by Eitan Fishbane.
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The A.V. Club talks to Jeremy Piven about his new film, “I Melt With You.”
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Roman Polansky gets a career spanning retrospective in Toronto.’
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“Late Night” host Jimmy Fallon lauched Chicago’s Jewish United Fund’s campaign kick-off.
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Christopher Byrd visits Alfred Kazin’s Brownsville.
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Take a look at the New York Public Library’s collection of Yiddish posters.
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Eleven photographers try to reframe the conversation around Israel.
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