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Culture How two advice columnists with the same name counseled, comforted and inspired millions of women
America had 'Dear Abby,' 'Ask Ann Landers' and 'A Bintel Brief.' France had the two Marcelles.
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Looking Forward ‘When in doubt, deliver water’
Two expat women, one Palestinian and one Israeli, created a pop-up nonprofit to build toilets and send other supplies to Gaza
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BINTEL BRIEF My coworker never combs her hair. How do I tell her she’s hurting her credibility?
Hey there, Delilah! Bintel has 2 words of advice on how to police other people's hair
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Culture The Jewish artist bringing abortion history to America’s museums
Currently on display at the Whitney Biennial, Carmen Winant's installation of 2,500 archival photos chronicles the work of abortion providers and activists from 1973 to 2022
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Culture This Jewish artist got her start before WWI. A century later, she’s still in the avant garde
In the early 20th century, Odessa-born artist Sonia Delaunay pioneered abstract paintings, whimsical furniture and boldly patterned textiles that feel wholly contemporary today.
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Culture The press dismissed her as a ‘national trinket.’ Now this much-loved, sometimes mocked Jewish actress is telling her own story
One memoir wasn't enough for Miriam Margolyes, known for roles in Harry Potter (and about 150 other films and shows). Her latest is a mix of thoughtful reflection and scatalogical storytelling — with a bit of score-settling on the side
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Yiddish World Zelda Kahan Newman, translator of Yiddish women’s poetry, has died
In addition to her books on renowned women poets, she wrote linguistic papers on contemporary Hasidic Yiddish
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Fast Forward At the UN, a call to recognize Oct. 7 victims of rape
Rallygoers said that far too many have ignored or excused Hamas' rape of women and girls in Israel
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Culture At Eurovision, Israel’s near triumph shows the limits of tolerance
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Opinion The profound internal contradiction that could spell doom for Hillel
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Sports An op-ed compared an NBA team to Israel as underdog success stories. Then the threats poured in.
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Fast Forward Talarico won’t campaign with Democratic House candidate who wants to open ‘a prison for American Zionists’
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Opinion In Trump’s assault on democracy, echoes of Nazi Germany but new glimmers of hope that America will be different
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Art This Jewish artist hadn’t painted in more than 5 decades. Then came Oct. 7.
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Opinion How can I explain to my 93-year-old mother why it suddenly seems ok to hate Jews?
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Looking Forward The bizarre antisemitic book that taught me to better understand Judaism