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Theater Young Jews grapple with how to remember what some Holocaust survivors would rather forget
A new play explores the tension between a mandate to 'never forget' and the impossibility of remembering
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Fast Forward CUNY union endorses City Council member who’s ‘promoted extreme anti-Israel positions’
CUNY's Professional Staff Congress endorses Charles Barron for reelection in Brooklyn
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News Shocked about Giuliani’s attack on Passover? Here’s a quick history of his relationship with Jews
During four decades in the public eye, the former New York City mayor has both connected with and revolted Jewish New Yorkers
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Yiddish World A very New York story: Shlepping up the stairs when there’s no elevator
Growing up in a Jewish housing complex without elevators seemed like a hassle to the author but those steps kept her healthy
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Fast Forward Rudy Giuliani made antisemitic remarks about Jews’ genitalia, mocked ‘freaking Passover’ observance, new lawsuit claims
‘Get over the Passover. It was like 3,000 years ago. The Red Sea parted, big deal,’ Guiliani said, according to former associate
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Fast Forward The Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospital in Brooklyn is ready for patients. It can withstand a storm worse than Sandy
The storm-resilient complex features a 7-foot-tall bronze statue of the Supreme Court justice, a Brooklyn native
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Fast Forward Council OKs ‘End Jew Hatred Day,’ minus 6 votes
One council member who abstained tweeted the next day that she regretted not supporting the resolution
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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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Film & TV The new ‘Superman’ is being called anti-Israel, but does that make it pro-Palestine?
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