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Theater Jason Alexander lives out a lifelong dream, playing Tevye in ‘Fiddler on the Roof’
'I wanted to do a piece that is proudly Semitic' said the Tony winner and ‘Seinfeld' star
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A rabbi is overseeing Pornhub. That’s actually not so weird
Solomon Friedman is trying to improve ethics at the massive porn site
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Music In the words of the Torah and the music of Toto and Peter Gabriel, now is the season of renewal
Musician Michael Hearst's '80 From the 80s' project delves into the Talmud of pop music
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An up-close look at the real Theodor Herzl — and the real meaning of Zionism
At Temple Emanu-El, rare artifacts, including report cards, portraits and journals, explore the leader's life and legacy
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The true story of a Dutch Jewish survivor inspires a tale of WWII resistance
'A Place to Hide' is Ronald Balson's latest historical novel
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Art A ‘Jewish Mona Lisa’ — and other myths told by objects found in Israel
In Ilit Azoulay's exhibit at the Jewish Museum, there's more to an object than what meets the eye
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How Lauren Bacall faced and overcame antisemitism
Born Betty Joan Perske in the Bronx, Bacall was known as the epitome of a strong-minded, independent woman
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Old Jewish Men — and all aspiring to that status — now have a guide of their own
The founder of the viral brand speaks to the zen of being aged, Hebraic and direct to a fault
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Raised in a tenement, killed in battle at 27 — the all-too-brief life of a great Jewish artist and poet
Isaac Rosenberg won fame and respect well after his death in WWI
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Music How a new quintet is keeping klezmer classy, and classical
Schmaltz and Pepper is bringing classical spice to the Yiddish folk music scene
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Uh, was Taylor Swift wearing tefillin at the VMAs?
Sure, some might call them 'gloves' — but that's so much less fun
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‘The Day the Clown Cried’ was the film that ‘broke’ Jerry Lewis — did it have to happen that way?
A new documentary about the film sheds light on a doomed production
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