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Culture An activist Jewish artist who used his work to fight fascism
Arthur Szyk painted the Founding Fathers and visualized American ideals to fight fascism
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Culture A Jewish-Muslim art show builds ‘little bridges’ of coexistence
'Open Archways,' co-curated by a Muslim and a Jew, facilitates not just sharing art, but also conversations
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Culture What happens when you’re the only Jewish family in Oklahoma?
'Oklahoma Samovar,’ from Alice Eve Cohen, follows a Jewish family over generations as they try to find their place in America
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Culture She was a dancer who leapt to the top of her field — then the Trump administration fired her
Former Kennedy Center dance director Jane Raleigh is still trying to choreograph her next steps
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Art How Mussolini’s Jewish lover changed Fascist art and design
Margherita Sarfatti, known as 'the uncrowned Queen of Italy,' had a passion for Fascism and Futurism
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Culture Did crypto-Jews invent the modern tarot deck?
A new theory argues that persecuted Jews in medieval Europe concealed Judaica in tarot cards
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Culture One was born Catholic, another was a West Virginia Protestant — now they’re all making Jewish art
A compelling new exhibit focuses on artists who converted to Judaism
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Culture Hidden in Central Park, a modest installation of Holocaust art — but what was it doing there?
A discovery of a memorial to Jewish concentration camp prisoners yields questions of identity, memory and the purpose of art
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Yiddish ווי צו זען די אויסשטעלונג פֿון ייִדישן ביכער צענטער דורך דער מאָבילקעHow to view the Yiddish Book Center’s virtual exhibit with your cell phone
דער ווירטועלער נוסח פֿון „ייִדיש: אַ גלאָבאַלע קולטור“ נעמט אַרײַן פֿאָטאָס, נאָטן און קונסטווערק.
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Fast Forward After Maduro’s capture, Rubio links Venezuela mission to fight against Iran and Hezbollah
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Opinion Was Maduro’s abduction a ‘Zionist’ plot? The accusation is unfounded — and incredibly telling
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Fast Forward The vast majority of Israelis are worried about declining US support for Israel, survey finds
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