Why you’re hearing ‘Hatikvah’ everywhere — or are you?
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Caught by the Tides, directed by Jia Zhangke, is a film about two individuals...
In WWII’s only all-female concentration camp, community was the key to survival
Lynne Olson’s new book, ‘The Sistehood of Ravensbrück,’ describes the lives and legacies of the survivors of the all-female concentration camp. Graphic by Canva
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What is Messianic Judaism?
Crucifix, Hebrew Tanakh on tallit prayer shawl. Photo by photovs/iStock
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In recent years, members of the Messianic Jewish movement have become...
Sarah Silverman’s new Netflix special ‘PortMortem’ tackles Jewish grief and masturbation
Sarah Silverman poses during the People’s Choice Awards on November 11, 2018. Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images
By Olivia Haynie
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How Jews shaped the Western – and how the Western shaped Jews
Gene Wilder, center, plays a Polish rabbi in the 1979 film “The Frisco Kid,” alongside Harrison Ford. Photo by Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images
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