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Trump announced a national Shabbat — and a giant celebration of Christianity the very next day
Shabbat 250 is followed by Rededication 250, a large event on the National Mall featuring Christian nationalist speakers
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Jack Kirby finally gets his corner of the city that made him super
The comic book artist and writer who couldn’t wait to leave the Lower East Side is now immortalized there
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How Joanna Stern gets it done — with some help from AI
The author of 'I Am Not a Robot' enlisted some high-tech help to make potatoes for Seder
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A British spy, a notorious murderer, the Indiana Jones of the insect world, and a very Jewish history
In 'To Life,' author Joel Greenberg explores the strange-but-true stories of Jews and the natural world
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Clashes over Israel again define Eurovision — this time under the shadow of the Holocaust
The popular song contest has host city Vienna's Jewish community on high alert
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At this interfaith calligraphy class, the lines between Jew and Muslim blur
Sacred Scripts brings together young artists and community leaders to write in Hebrew and Arabic, who draw connections between the letters and themselves
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What the private equity takeover means for the bagel industry
Investment firms have majority shares in several bagel shops, and are hungry for more
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Looking Forward My artist grandmother nearly made aliyah. I don’t know what she’d think of Israel today
A painting she made after the 6 Day War could be a clue
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Film & TV Is this Apple TV thriller hasbara — or societal critique?
The Israeli show ‘Unconditional’ is more than meets the eye
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Film & TV In Max and Richard Fleischer, was father like son?
A Film Forum retrospective of the cartoonist and his journeyman heir brings innovation to light
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A Jewish Expressionist artist’s life, preserved in a brownstone
Ben-Zion was a colleague of famed artists like Mark Rothko
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Holy Ground A Jewish farmer broke ground on a synagogue in an Illinois cornfield. His neighbors showed up to help.
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Opinion I discovered anti-Zionism at the University of Michigan. I’m glad it lives on there
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Opinion An alarming new battleground in campus fights over Israel
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News Middlebury College Hillel votes to rebrand, distancing from parent group on Israel
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News Alex Soros commits $30 million to organizations fighting antisemitism — and its weaponization
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Fast Forward Israeli singer says he is tuning out ‘stop the genocide’ chants as he heads into Eurovision final
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Fast Forward Kristof column alleging Israeli abuse of Palestinian prisoners sparks outrage, scrutiny and debate among Jews
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Fast Forward From Rutgers speaker to Kristof column, disputed dog rape claim against Israel goes mainstream