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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.

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‘Kiss Me Kosher’ Offers Laughter, Romance and Clashing Cultures

by Curt Schleier

A set-in-Israel screwball comedy about a lesbian couple’s interfaith romance finally makes it to the United States.

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‘Remembering Gene Wilder’

by Curt Schleier

The comedic genius spent his career following an early piece of advice: ‘Don’t argue with your mother. Try to make her laugh.’

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Asking ‘What Would Bella Do?’

by Susan Hornik

The activist lawyer-turned-politician and Zionist Bella Abzug is the subject of a documentary now making the rounds at film festivals.

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Fabric of Their Lives

by Cathryn J. Prince

A new exhibit showcases a group of Lower East Side women who changed our world.

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A Holocaust Story for Children 9 and Up

by Jane Levere

An exhibit in downtown Manhattan shares a surprisingly uplifting chapter of the Holocaust in order to teach empathy and about fighting antisemitism in a younger generation.

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Julianna Margulies on Speaking Up and Speaking Out

by Jane Levere

'The only way to fight antisemitism is to teach,' said the actress who is involved in an initiative to teach the Holocaust to NYC public school students.