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Art
This Jewish artist hadn’t painted in more than 5 decades. Then came Oct. 7.
Sid Klein wants to combat antisemitism, not with words or weapons but with his art
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Looking Forward The bizarre antisemitic book that taught me to better understand Judaism
Hector Bolitho's 'Twelve Jews,' published in 1934, tried to defend Jews — in one of the strangest ways possible
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Music For Bob Dylan’s 85th birthday, an 85-minute playlist
A journey through Dylan's voluminous discography, highlighting songs that are as idiosyncratic and iconoclastic as the man himself
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Despite what (Ashkenazi) tradition says, not everyone eats dairy on Shavuot
From beer to berbere-spiced bread, culinary traditions from across the diaspora harken back to ancient foodways.
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Proposal to ban Israeli products roils a Brooklyn members-only grocery
Park Slope Food Coop battle spills into politics and pulpits ahead of long-brewing boycott vote
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In celebration of David Attenborough’s 100th birthday, a very Jewish song
'What a Wonderful World,' immortalized by Louis Armstrong and heard at Attenborough's centenary, has a particularly Jewish history
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Theater In ‘Waiting for Godot,’ the tragedy and comedy of the Jewish experience
Samuel Beckett's classic baffled Miami audiences in 1956. Today, it couldn't seem more a propos.
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The Israeli song that almost won Eurovision was about far more than the breakup of a love affair
Sung by Noam Bettan, 'Michelle' is a tribute to Jewish multilingualism with a message for the entire world
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Film & TV On a new Israeli TV show, the secret lives of Orthodox Jewish atheists
'Behasture' sheds light on the stories of religious non-believers who risk everything if they leave
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At Eurovision, Israel’s near triumph shows the limits of tolerance
Amidst booing on the streets of Vienna and accusations of manipulation, Israel finished second and I felt something close to relief.
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It looks like a kaffiyeh, but this pro-Israel activist wants you to wear a sudra
Rudy Rochman is leading the charge to bring back a head covering Jews wore across the Middle East
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Culture At Eurovision, Israel’s near triumph shows the limits of tolerance
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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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Opinion The profound internal contradiction that could spell doom for Hillel
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News Mamdani’s first Jewish Heritage event reveals a narrowed circle
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Fast Forward Trump announces he has ‘largely negotiated’ Iran deal, Strait of Hormuz opening
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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?