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Painful and Piercing Public Art as Therapy
‘The hunger to create and share these works of art is a testament to the widespread trauma that grips Israeli society,’ writes Leora Eren Frucht.

‘The hunger to create and share these works of art is a testament to the widespread trauma that grips Israeli society,’ writes Leora Eren Frucht.
Wider World
The Women Fueling the Rise of #JewishTikTok
From Orthodox lifestyle bloggers and food accounts to comedians and book reviewers, these Jewish content creators have exploded on TikTok.

From Orthodox lifestyle bloggers and food accounts to comedians and book reviewers, these Jewish content creators have exploded on TikTok.
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Barbie’s Jewish Mother
Mattel’s iconic doll isn’t affiliated with a specific religion, but her roots trace back to Ruth Handler, a Jewish mom with chutzpah.

Mattel’s iconic doll isn’t affiliated with a specific religion, but her roots trace back to Ruth Handler, a Jewish mom with chutzpah.
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Holy Sparks: Celebrating Fifty Years of Women in the Rabbinate
A showcase of rabbinic achievement, featuring 24 women who redefined Jewish leadership.

A showcase of rabbinic achievement, featuring 24 women who redefined Jewish leadership.
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Anti-Jewish Bias Is Spreading in Arts and Culture
It may be more subtle than a scrawled swastika or a torched synagogue, but anti-Jewish bias in that realm is nonetheless a growing phenomenon.

It may be more subtle than a scrawled swastika or a torched synagogue, but anti-Jewish bias in that realm is nonetheless a growing phenomenon.
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Black and Jewish Identities Converge in Art
A generation of Black Jewish women are using art—paintings, drawings, multimedia works and film—to share and explore their multiethnic perspectives.

A generation of Black Jewish women are using art—paintings, drawings, multimedia works and film—to share and explore their multiethnic perspectives.

‘The Plot Against America,’ Philip Roth’s Alternate History on HBO

Philip Roth’s award-winning book, which imagines Nazi sympathizer Charles Lindbergh as President of the United States, has been made into a television series starring Winona Ryder.

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Kirk Douglas, Iconic Jewish Movie Star, Dies at 103

by Tom Tugend | JTA

Over a career that spanned 87 films, the blond, blue-eyed Douglas, dimpled chin thrust forward, was often cast as the toughest guy around, vanquishing hordes of Romans, Vikings

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Understanding Rabin’s Assassin in the Film ‘Incitement’

by Gerri Miller

Told from Yigal Amir's point of view, 'Incitement' asks how a relatively moderate activist became radicalized and killed Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.

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Jewish Artists Explore Climate Change and Environmentalism

by Rahel Musleah

Five Jewish artists contributed to Living Under Water, a residency project that culminated in an e-zine designed to be a teaching tool in Jewish educational settings.

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A Night at the Museum for All

by Menachem Wecker

Jewish and Holocaust museums are moving beyond accessibility for those who are disabled to real inclusion for every visitor.

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Faith and Mystery After World War II in ‘The Song of Names’

by Curt Schleier

Francois Girard's 'The Song of Names' is a drama about a Jewish musician who vanishes before his debut concert and the adopted brother who searches for him.