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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.
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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.

Brief Review: A Martyr and the Robbery of the Century

Film Blessed Is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh Director Roberta Grossman’s documentary beautifully dramatizes Hannah Senesh’s attempt to save Hungarian Jewry

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Noah’s Ark Comes Alive in an Enchanted Forest From the age of 6, Neil Goldberg dreamed of realizing his “artistic inclinations.” Not surprisingly, the once

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The Arts : An Exhibit in Search of Justice

by Rachel Pomerance

The trial and murder of Leo Frank left deep scars in the American South. A show at The William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum explores Frank’s

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Brief Review: Kibbutz Diaper Babies; Zionism at Its Birth

Film Love & Dance In this coming-of-age film set in the Russian immigrant community in Ashdod, Israel, young Chen takes up ballroom dancing

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Profile: Fyvush Finkel

by Rahel Musleah

A familiar face to television watchers for his primetime portrayals over the last 15 years, this Brooklyn native was a star long before Hollywood discovered him.

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The Arts : Soldier With a Paintbrush

by Toby Axelrod

The art of Arthur Szyk is dazzling in its jewel-like colors and exquisitely rendered details, and, as an exhibit in Germany shows, there is a

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Shlomo Carlebach The Music Man

by Rahel Musleah

On any given friday evening, the crowd is standing-room only. The long, narrow sanctuary often overflows with up to 300 people: On one side of

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Brief Review: Jews and Madison Avenue; the BRCA Gene

Television Mad Men By 1960, New York’s Madison Avenue was home to the world’s most powerful advertising agencies, but Jewish agencies—and clients—often weren’t welcome at

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