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Books In this new play, all unhappy (Jewish) families are alike — and some look suspiciously familiar
Literary gossip! Emotional affairs! Katie Holmes! 'The Wanderers,' Anna Ziegler's off-Broadway play about marriage and fidelity, has it all.
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Culture This Orthodox New Yorker feeds more cats than you
I followed a Jewish cat rescuer on his morning rounds to see what it's like caring for feral felines in a city that doesn't want to deal with them
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Film & TV Do horror and Hasidim mix? A new film says yes
‘The Offering’ aims to introduce audiences to authentic Jewish characters — and scare them along the way
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Fast Forward Dramatic video of Crown Heights hit-and-run circulates after spike in antisemitic hate crimes in NYC
Authorities are investigating the Brooklyn incident
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Sports A timeline of Kyrie Irving’s antisemitism controversy
The NBA star was suspended for a minimum of five games Thursday night. A few hours later, he finally apologized for sharing the antisemitic movie last week.
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Sports As Black Hebrew Israelite group gathers outside arena, Kyrie Irving returns to NBA court
Irving apologized for sharing a link to an antisemitic film in a lengthy interview that posted Saturday
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Books Can a bottle opener or perfume bottle pry open an entire Jewish history?
In Richard Rabinowitz's memoir, unremarkable objects conjure up a story of identity and assimilation
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Sports We watched the movie Kyrie Irving shared so you don’t have to
The question “Hebrews to Negroes” asks is as tragic as its answer
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