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Theater Ex-hasidic, trans and brutally honest, Lili Rosen invites you to her ‘Second Circumcision’
The one-woman show is a funny, poignant account of the performer’s transition
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Art He left Berlin with 10 marks in his pocket — he came back with an art collection worth hundreds of millions
Heinz Berggruen led a life on the road and on the run before he brought his artwork back home
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Music For a Jewish jazz great, a 100th birthday is a time for a celebration and a new album
Vibraphone pioneer Terry Gibbs was born Julius Herbert Gubenko in Brooklyn, 1924
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Art What if there was a flag that both Israelis and Palestinians could take pride in flying?
Tom Haviv, creator of the Hamsa Flag Project, reflects on a utopian symbol’s meaning post-Oct. 7
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Oct. 7: One Year Later Even in a time of grief and anguish, the show and the art must go on
'Seeking Joy' was originally conceived as a light, celebratory exhibit — after Oct. 7, 2023, everything changed
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Art Our greatest Jewish sculptor has a passion for life and a soft spot for Mallomars
With a new exhibit at Pace, 83-year-old Joel Shapiro is still creating and still improvising
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Oct. 7: One Year Later Their homes were destroyed on Oct. 7 — these drawings recapture the life that was
Artist Noa Harnik is using art to preserve memories of life before a massacre
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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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