Rebecca Salzhauer is a writer and theatermaker based in New York.
Rebecca Salzhauer
By Rebecca Salzhauer
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Culture This family survived the Holocaust. Could a weekly Shabbat Zoom call help them survive the pandemic?
Three years after the COVID-19 lockdown, more than 50 people in this sprawling family still log on each Friday night to share their love and support
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Culture Overwhelmed planning a shiva? Here’s how to ask for help
‘If anyone asks you what they can do, don’t feel you’re being polite by saying ‘Oh, nothing’’
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Theater It’s a giant musical about Jesus – with a Jewish producer. Will it make America believe?
'His Story,' by 22-year-old Anna Miriam Brown, is a 'Broadway-style' theatrical spectacle. Whether it's also an evangelizing event depends on whom you ask
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Theater In Aaron Sorkin’s ‘Camelot,’ a kingdom of quick banter and Talmudic argument
Lincoln Center’s revamped revival of the 1960 musical is a timeless tale of how we strive for goodness — and why we often fail
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Culture At a Manhattan ‘Mrs. Maisel’ takeover, megafans and mealy cookies
Vintage fashion and blocked sidewalks, courtesy of Manischewitz. What’s not to love?
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Culture ‘I’ve got to get this moment’: This courtroom artist’s sketch of Trump is The New Yorker’s latest cover
Artist Jane Rosenberg's drawing is the first courtroom sketch to ever appear on the magazine's cover
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The rapper lost an Adidas sponsorship valued at $1.5 billion after praising Hitler in podcast interviews
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