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International Jewish LGBT Conference to Honor Jerusalem Parade Victim

Gay Jewish community builders from across the world are set to convene in Austria for the inauguration of an international think tank on their communities’ needs. The 70 participants of the inauguration next week in Salzburg of the new think tank, which is called Eighteen:22, will also commemorate in the Austrian city the murder of…

By JTA Aug 3, 2015 | 2 min read
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An Epic List of Jon Stewart’s Jewiest Moments

This week is momentous. As you all know (or should know), Jon Stewart, king of the Jewish talk show hosts, is stepping down from “The Daily Show” after an epic 16-year run. South African comedian Trevor Noah will replace him as host — but never in our hearts. Jon’s imminent departure, combined with the end of…

By Rachel X. Landes Aug 3, 2015 | 2 min read
Opinion
I’m Here To Perform Yiddish Music — Not Cater to Your Idea of Blackness

In case I’ve ever given you occasion to think otherwise, I’m black. My parents are black, and their parents (may they live to 120 years) are black as well, though they were not always so; they were previously “colored.” My three brothers happen to be black, as is basically mayn gantse mishpokhe, my whole family….

By Anthony Russell Jul 31, 2015 | 3 min read
Film & TV
High Praise for Ant Man and Short Jewish Men

I was really excited to see “Ant-Man.” It combines many of the things I love: ants (which I love mostly on screens, à la “Microcosmos,” and not near any of my desserts), superheroes (who I love, despite their ingrained sexist flaws) and Paul Rudd (who I love, unconditionally). As for the man in my life,…

By Lior Zaltzman Jul 30, 2015 | 3 min read
The Schmooze
The Jewiest Christmas Movie Ever, Brought To You By Seth Rogen

Who knew Jews did anything but eat Chinese and go to the movies on Christmas? Seth Rogen has other plans. “Made by Jews, is about Christmas, and opens on Thanksgiving,” Rogen posted about his new movie, “The Night Before,” on Facebook. Aforementioned Jews: Seth Rogen (Isaac) and Joseph Gordon Levitt (Ethan), and Anthony Mackie (Chris)…

By Rachel X. Landes Jul 28, 2015 | < 1 min read
The Schmooze
5 Reasons Adam Sandler Went From Fame to Lame

His new comedy, “Pixels,” opened over the weekend to a mediocre $24 million, a disappointing result for the $88 million project. Sandler’s latest box office lemon comes on the heels of (Sandler’s lowest-grossing title ever, which opened to just $24,000 from 20 theaters in March), 2014’s “Blended” (the Drew Barrymore reteaming that mustered $46 million),…

By Ramin Setoodeh Jul 28, 2015 | 3 min read
Culture
Why I Love ‘Wet Hot American Summer,’ Lame Jokes And All

Ah! “Wet Hot American Summer,” why dost thou tickle me so? Really, there’s no good reason that this movie should! For I share none of the nostalgia it proffers! None, I say! Or do I? I’ll confess that my only experiences of Jewish sleep-away camp weren’t exactly traditional. But were they as absurd as Camp…

By Andrew Dubrov Jul 28, 2015 | 4 min read
News
In Search of Slovakia’s Jewish Heritage

Tomas Stern was born decades after World War II, decades after Nazi Slovak militia fired bullets into a pile of hay, narrowly missing his father — not yet 5 years old — who lay trembling beneath the straw. “They got some information that there are some Jews hiding there, so they ran into the stable,”…

By Dorothy Brown Jul 28, 2015 | 6 min read

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International Jewish LGBT Conference to Honor Jerusalem Parade Victim

An Epic List of Jon Stewart’s Jewiest Moments

I’m Here To Perform Yiddish Music — Not Cater to Your Idea of Blackness

High Praise for Ant Man and Short Jewish Men

The Jewiest Christmas Movie Ever, Brought To You By Seth Rogen

5 Reasons Adam Sandler Went From Fame to Lame

Why I Love ‘Wet Hot American Summer,’ Lame Jokes And All

In Search of Slovakia’s Jewish Heritage

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פֿאַר וואָס הערט מען ניט וועגן דעם גלעצנדיקן וווּקס פֿון דער ישׂראל־בערזע? Why aren’t we hearing about the dramatic growth of the Israeli stock market?

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International Jewish LGBT Conference to Honor Jerusalem Parade Victim

An Epic List of Jon Stewart’s Jewiest Moments

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High Praise for Ant Man and Short Jewish Men

The Jewiest Christmas Movie Ever, Brought To You By Seth Rogen

5 Reasons Adam Sandler Went From Fame to Lame

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I grew up believing Australia was the best place to be Jewish. This Hanukkah shooting forces a reckoning I do not want.

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When my children decorate for Hanukkah, I don’t just see pride. I see pluralism in action.

‘The most Australian name’: Matilda, the youngest victim of the Bondi Beach attack, embodies a nation’s grief

A Wider Bridge, a pro-Israel advocate in LGBTQ spaces, is shutting down

פֿאַר וואָס הערט מען ניט וועגן דעם גלעצנדיקן וווּקס פֿון דער ישׂראל־בערזע? Why aren’t we hearing about the dramatic growth of the Israeli stock market?

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