Benjamin Ivry
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Can Jews still embrace Rembrandt — even if his love for the Jewish people is only a myth?
24 Jan
A new book about Rembrandt and his relationship with Jews argues that much of what has been seen as his extraordinary sympathy towards the Jewish community i...
24 Jan
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Russian authorities are calling the death of a prominent Jewish poet an 'accident' — his compatriots say it was an assassination
16 Jan
The Russian Jewish poet Lev Semyonovich Rubinstein, who passed away at the age of 76, experienced the ongoing persecution and discrimination against Jews in ...
16 Jan
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How did this feisty and ferocious Jewish-American writer fall so far into obscurity?
22 Dec 2023
Mike Gold, the author of the 1930 novel "Jews Without Money," has fallen into obscurity despite his ferocious and controversial writing style. The novel depi...
22 Dec 2023
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In Kafka's diaries, harsh criticism and sympathetic fascination for his fellow Jews
23 Jan 2023
The new translation of Franz Kafka’s diaries offers insights into his evolving views on Judaism, highlighting his fascination with Jewish culture and his cri...
23 Jan 2023
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A giant of acting forever changed by the German occupation of his homeland
18 Jun 2022
Jean-Louis Trintignant, the celebrated French actor who passed away at 91, left a complex legacy interwoven with the experiences of Jewish colleagues and Fra...
18 Jun 2022