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	  Art A ‘Jewish Mona Lisa’ — and other myths told by objects found in IsraelIn Ilit Azoulay's exhibit at the Jewish Museum, there's more to an object than what meets the eye 
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	  Books A Jewish, queer ghost story where the greatest fright is family expectationsA conversation with Shelly Jay Shore on their debut novel, 'Rules For Ghosting.' 
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	  Art Hidden away for a decade, a beloved Jewish artist’s mural awaits its return to the public eyeBen Shahn's 13-piece 'Resources of America' at a former post office in the Bronx, has been inaccessible since 2014 
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	  Culture Preserving Mexican Syrian Jewish traditions in a world on the verge of collapsePlaywright Clairette Atri Mizrahi wants to rejuvenate a shuttered café and her grandmother's cooking 
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	  Art In London, Jewish history is larger than life in a new muralLeon Fenster’s 9-story tableau features Freud, the golem and Benjamin Disraeli 
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	  Art How a Jewish family and a museum are honoring an artist whose work remains nothing short of devastatingA long-overdue exhibit at MoMA about Kaethe Kollwitz, offers an unforgettable meditation on violence and war 
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	  Theater For a Jewish Boricua whose great-grandfather spoke Yiddish, theater is almost a birthrightAntonia Cruz-Kent, daughter of celebrated playwright Migdalia Cruz, writes plays that explore her multiple identities 
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	  Art The distressing truth behind an exhibit about antisemitism — it’s always timelyIn a Tribeca gallery, 21 artists confront an issue that was relevant long, long before Oct. 7 
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	  News An Israeli restaurant chain said it closed due to boycotts. Protesters are celebrating.
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	  Opinion Jews are worried about Zohran Mamdani. Here’s why they shouldn’t be
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	  Yiddish אַ קאָנפֿערענץ וועגן ייִוואָ קומט פֿאָר אין איר געבוירן־שטאָט — ווילנעA conference about YIVO takes place in its birthplace — Vilniusאיין פֿאָרשער האָט גערעדט וועגן דעם וואָס נישט בלויז די פֿרומע און אָרעמע ייִדן האָבן גערעדט ייִדיש, נאָר די רײַכע און געבילדעטע אויך. 
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