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Yiddish World Psychologist, writer and Yiddish culture activist Michael Fox has died
In addition to a memoir, Fox authored two plays, a children's book and three novels.
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Film & TV How the discovery of a secret tunnel inspired a film about Jewish resistance
The PBS documentary ‘Resistance’ surfaced the often unsung stories of how Jews fought back against the Nazis
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Fast Forward His home did not survive the Eaton Fire. But one precious family heirloom did.
The Eaton Fire claimed Josh Kotler’s home but his grandmother’s menorah survived
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Film & TV For Bob Dylan and Laszlo Toth, Jewish reinvention has its limits
'The Brutalist' and 'A Complete Unknown' show men whose masterpieces can’t escape their past
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Opinion My grandmother fled Hitler in 1938. She’d be skeptical of panic over antisemitism today
Yes, antisemitism is on the rise — but that doesn't always mean what we might think
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Books This devastating story of a hidden child during WWII will change how you think about France and the Holocaust
In 'Adieu,' Alfred Lakritz tells the powerful story of his own survival
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Fast Forward German woman who lives in home looted from Jews must give it up, judge rules
The decision comes after a decade of legal wrangling over a restitution claim that is likely to be the last of its kind.
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Film & TV Exclusive: Jesse Eisenberg discusses filming at Majdanek in ‘A Real Pain’
The writer-director spoke of the ‘incredible privilege’ in a behind the scenes clip
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Fast Forward Their Pacific Palisades synagogue is standing, but all three rabbis lost their homes
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Opinion Why is Netanyahu poised to OK a ceasefire that’s favorable to Hamas? One word: Trump
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News Scoop: Heritage Foundation plans to ‘identify and target’ Wikipedia editors
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Opinion What a remarkable Torah rescued from Iran — then LA’s fire — can teach about community amid devastation
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Opinion As Trump takes the oath of office, remember its most famous phrase has roots in Christian nationalism
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Fast Forward ‘Shalom, friends’: Jews on TikTok prepare for app’s possible ban after Supreme Court ruling
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Books A Jewish family’s trauma is the villain in an epic Israeli-Palestinian love story
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Culture Before I learned Kabbalah, I learned from David Lynch
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