Out and About
Graphic by Angelie Zaslavsky
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Read the story behind Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soap and it’s founder, Emanuel Bronner, a third-generation Jewish soap maker from Germany.
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“Six,” a play by Forward contributor Zohar Tirosh-Polk, has won top prize at the Jewish Plays Project.
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Will Sarajevo lose its 660-year-old Haggadah?
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Canadian immigrant Kathleen Reiter stole the show on Israel’s “The Voice.”
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The latest issue of Jewish Fiction .net is out, featuring stories translated from Turkish, Croatian, Yiddish and Hebrew.
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Ross Ufberg interviews Nathan Englander for HEEB.
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The Financial Times examines the influence of art critic John Berger in the age of Damien Hirst. Read my article on Berger’s latest book here.
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Will Kristen Wiig, Andy Samberg and Jason Sudeikis leave Saturday Night Live?
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Watch the trailer for Woody Allen’s upcoming movie, “From Rome With Love”:
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