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Books Why the ‘Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret’ movie is for grown-ups more than girls
The new adaptation of Judy Blume's 1970 classic might really be about Margaret's mother
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Culture Hello, my name is Vashti: Meet a museum founder, a singer, an author and an Olympian
These modern-day Vashtis bear the name of the woman who paved the way for Purim’s Queen Esther
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Culture Sophie Zucker is ready to suck face
The comedian talks to the Forward about her uncensored one-woman musical, making fun of Manhattan and being extremely Jewish onstage
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Opinion On my mother’s deathbed, I learned she was a pioneering reproductive rights activist
The legislation my mother fought for encouraged a wider agenda for reproductive justice than abortion
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Looking Forward Artist Nidaa Badwan escaped repression in Gaza. Now she’s taking on Iran.
'Every part of my body wants to talk about this story,' Badwan said
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Film & TV Yes, this woman really did make the greatest film of all time. Next question?
Chantal Akerman's 'Jeanne Dielman' was recently enshrined by the BFI 'Sight and Sound' poll. Rightly so.
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Film & TV They hate to see a girlboss getting divorced: ‘My Unorthodox Life’ is back
In the Netflix reality show's second season, formerly Haredi fashion mogul Julia Haart finds that her divorce threatens her image as a powerful professional woman
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Books Fleishman is in trouble — but in this show, so is everyone else
One cat and two human Brooklynites live vicariously through the exploits of FX's morally bereft Upper East Side couple
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Culture Bob Dylan warned us about guys like Stephen Miller
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Fast Forward The judge in Maduro’s case is an Orthodox Jew — and displays a Torah verse in his chambers
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Opinion An arsonist torched a Mississippi synagogue. It feels hauntingly familiar.
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Fast Forward Can Breads Bakery workers really demand that the Israeli owners cut ties with Israel? Labor experts weigh in.
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Fast Forward From pop stars to tefillin pop-ups, Oct. 7 changed how Israel’s ‘somewhat observant’ practice Judaism
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Fast Forward After Australian literary festival drops Palestinian activist, citing Bondi massacre, dozens boycott in solidarity
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