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Culture The press dismissed her as a ‘national trinket.’ Now this much-loved, sometimes mocked Jewish actress is telling her own story
One memoir wasn't enough for Miriam Margolyes, known for roles in Harry Potter (and about 150 other films and shows). Her latest is a mix of thoughtful reflection and scatalogical storytelling — with a bit of score-settling on the side
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Fast Forward ‘Golda,’ biopic about Israeli leader at war, wins top prize from Cinema for Peace Foundation
The film, which stars Helen Mirren, focuses on former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir’s role during the Yom Kippur War in 1973
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Film & TV A comedy about a vanishing Jewish community doesn’t seem so funny right now
In 'The Last of the Jews,' an ailing mother and her hapless son hide disturbing truths from each other
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Fast Forward A ‘Tiny House’ at Berlin’s film festival offered a safe space to talk about the Israel-Hamas war
The initiative was sponsored by the Berlinale and organized by an Israeli social entrepreneur and his Palestinian collaborator
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Culture Hippie, hero, traitor, spy — the baffling legacy of Jonathan Pollard
A documentary series tries to shed light on the many contradictions of the man who spied on America for Israel
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Film & TV In the music of Bob Marley, a deep connection to Judaism
Marley, whose biopic debuts this week, long claimed Jewish ancestry
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Culture ‘Blazing Saddles’ marks a half-century of hilarity — and controversy
Released 50 years ago this week, Mel Brooks’ film broke Hollywood taboos while skewering racism
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Film & TV How a self-proclaimed ‘goy’ named Norman Jewison made one of the most Jewish movies ever
Jewison, who died at 97, made ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ a big-screen phenomenon
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Fast Forward Why neo-Nazis marched in Ohio this weekend, and almost every weekend in the US
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Opinion The group behind Project 2025 has a plan to protect Jews. It will do the opposite.
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Opinion Just about every interpretation of Trump’s narrow election victory is wrong
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News Your complete guide to Trump’s Jewish advisers and pro-Israel cabinet
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Fast Forward Fighting antisemitism is ‘an American issue’ not a Democratic or Republican one, says House Democratic leader
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Fast Forward Netanyahu now faces arrest in several Western countries following ICC warrant
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Film & TV Bonhoeffer biopic tells of a pastor turned would-be Hitler assassin — but is the story true?
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News What Mike Huckabee’s ‘Kids Guide to Israel’ says about his views
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