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Culture
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Israel boycott battle intensifies at Venice Art Biennale, testing tradition of inclusion
Even as artists threaten to sue if they are not removed from competition, a prestigious global art fair recommits to showcasing Israeli exhibits
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Their sons are fighting for Israel, and it’s driving them mad
The films 'Oxygen' and 'A Burning Man' portray parents struggling to maintain their sanity in a country under siege
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‘My mayor Muslim, my bagel Jewish’ — the Knicks chant capturing New York’s soul
The viral sports chant captures the city's diversity, and its ability to unite in single-minded sports mania
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Books The visionary Jewish poet who survived the Holocaust but not its aftermath
Anna Arno's intelligent and intricate biography tells the tragic story of Paul Celan
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Theater ‘The Naked Woman’ asks — what would Jewish Chekhov look like?
The tragicomedy takes inspiration from the Russian master, giving him an American spin
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Theater They helped elect Los Angeles’ first Black mayor; but to him, they were just Bob and Shirley
In "L'Chaim America," Joshua Silverstein honors the Jewish couple who helped elect Tom Bradley
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Books In ‘Something We Said,’ Richard Pryor’s daughter finds words to discuss the unspeakable
Elizabeth Pryor unpacks ‘the n-word’ as a professor, a Black-Jewish woman, and the kid of the man who transformed the word forever
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Film & TV A Hasidic wedding entertainer tries to keep up with the times — if his ego will let him
In Gidi Dar's latest film, a struggling alcoholic strives to rebuild his career with kabbalah and blackmail
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An organ divided a synagogue. The fallout helped create Reform Judaism.
'Happyland' tells the true story of a synagogue in antebellum South Carolina
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Books In David Baerwald’s epic tale of espionage and wartime horrors, family history is stranger than fiction
Veteran musician and first-time novelist Baerwald tells his grandfather Ernst's incredible story in 'The Fire Agent'
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In the course of his 104 years, he resisted the Nazis, fought against blood libel and became a towering Jewish intellectual
Edgar Morin reveled in the complexity of events; his life became an expression of his philosophy
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Books In ‘Something We Said,’ Richard Pryor’s daughter finds words to discuss the unspeakable
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Culture ‘My mayor Muslim, my bagel Jewish’ — the Knicks chant capturing New York’s soul
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Opinion It’s time for Jews who love Israel to give up on Zionism
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Opinion Israeli and diaspora Jews live in different realities. The Israel Day parade proved it
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