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He survived the Holocaust to become the Polish Dan Rather and a chronicler of the Jewish experience
Documentarian Marian Marzynski's films included 'Shtetl' and 'A Jew Among the Germans'
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The heroic WWII rescue story that Netflix’s ‘Transatlantic’ leaves out
The Jewish Labor Committee rescued more than a thousand Jews — so why hasn't anyone heard of them?
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Israeli creator of ‘The Last of Us’ finds inspiration for sequel in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
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Ari Aster’s horror comedy is only Jewish on the most offensive level
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Theater ‘An American Tail the Musical’ is coming — and it’s more Jewish than ever
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In a brilliantly performed film, a great Jewish narcissist seeks death with dignity
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How a gift for music saved one man from the Nazis
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A ‘Harry Potter’ reboot is coming — here are our unsolicited ideas for Jewish plotlines
J.K. Rowling has come under fire for, among many other things, possible antisemitic stereotypes in her books
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The final season of ‘Mrs. Maisel’ undermines TV norms. It saves the show
In its final season, Amazon's hit lets its characters have more fun — and, in doing so, find unexpected depth
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