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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.

Benny Safdie on Intermarriage and ‘Are You There God?’

Safdie, who plays the Jewish father in the film adaptation, gives his read on Judy Blume’s iconic novel and its themes of intermarriage, antisemitism and family.

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Mesmerizing Portrayal of Miep Gies in ‘A Small Light’

by Curt Schleier

A new series draws attention to the brave Dutch woman who helped hide Anne Frank and her family.

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Lenka Lichtenberg Sets Holocaust Poetry to Music

by Alan M. Tigay

The award-winning singer-composer and cantorial soloist was inspired by her grandmother's hidden story.

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The Also Marvelous Alex Borstein

by Susan Hornik

Emmy-winning Alex Borstein shares her thought on the ending of 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel," her new comedy special and being an outspoken Jew in Hollywood.

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‘One Nation,’ an Exhibit About American Identity

In “Echad (One),” artist Alan Falk imagines Americans united by a desire for peace and justice (left); artist Miriam Stern’s “Pekelakh” (bundles) is a reference

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Michelle Azar on Embodying RBG in ‘All Things Equal’

by Curt Schleier

Hopping from shul to stage, the rebbetzin, award-winning singer and actress says playing the Supreme Court justice is “the greatest, most heartbreaking gift.”