PJ Grisar is a Forward culture reporter. He can be reached at [email protected] and @pjgrisar on Twitter.
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By PJ Grisar
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Theater Zach Zucker wants to be a modern-day court jester
The comedian, with his alter ego Jack Tucker, is a nonstop entertainer
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Culture In Trump’s USA Bible, a reminder of his biggest moments with his ‘favorite book’
The 45th president has gone from real estate mogul to Bible salesman
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Culture Done with gefilte dogs, Manischewitz launches a new look in time for Pesach
The kosher food titan is aiming for a more casual, welcoming brand
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Music In 1943, an opera was composed at a concentration camp. Now, it’s a graphic novel
‘Death Strikes: The Emperor of Atlantis’ adapts a German parable of life, death and despotism
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Culture The internet’s Kate Middleton obsession may have revealed an unsavory Jewish secret
Internet sleuths are speculating that valuable antiques owned by Prince William’s alleged girlfriend, Rose Hanbury, may have been looted by her husband’s Jewish ancestors
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Theater Hannah Arendt is a detective solving the mystery of Eichmann in a new play
‘The Banality of Evil’ adapts Arendt’s famous dispatch from Jerusalem
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Film & TV Will Aaron Taylor-Johnson make James Bond Jewish again?
The actor was reportedly offered the role of the fabled secret agent
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Theater How ‘Hester Street’ made its way to the stage
Joan Micklin Silver’s classic film debuts as a play at Theater J
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