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Forward Jonah Hill’s cancel culture dramedy makes an antisemitism exception — all about Kanye 9 Apr
Jonah Hill's latest film, "Outcome," a drama exploring cancel culture, features a provocative depiction of Kanye West's antisemitism. Despite West's attempts...
9 Apr
Forward How a song about the food chain became a Seder mainstay 3 Apr
Chad Gadya, a peculiar yet integral part of the Passover Seder, offers a unique blend of folk tradition and religious symbolism. This cumulative song feature...
3 Apr
Forward How New York Jews made pickles a big dill 31 Mar
New York City's pickle culture, notably influenced by Jewish immigrants on the Lower East Side, is the focus of "The Pickled City: The Story of New York Pick...
31 Mar
Forward An Israeli dissident filmmaker finds tainted love amid the Gaza rubble 26 Mar
Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid's film "Yes!" is a scathing satire on the intertwining of art and nationalism in Israeli society. Although written in 2021, the...
26 Mar
Forward In 3 centuries of Southern Jewish life in the Big Easy, no easy way to be Jewish 24 Mar
Nicholas Lemann's memoir, "Returning: A Search for Home Across Three Centuries," explores his family's history as assimilated Jews in the American South, con...
24 Mar
Forward Roald Dahl’s monstrous views have a seat at the table today 24 Mar
The play "Giant," now on Broadway, explores an imagined confrontation between Roald Dahl and his publishers following Dahl's antisemitic comments in a 1983 r...
24 Mar
Forward Fox’s Bible story miniseries puts women front and center 18 Mar
Fox's new miniseries, "The Faithful: Women of the Bible," offers a fresh, if dramatized, perspective on biblical women, starting with Hagar, Sarah, and Abrah...
18 Mar
Forward Walter Benjamin knew what Timothée Chalamet meant about opera and ballet 9 Mar
The article explores actor Timothée Chalamet's controversial comments about the declining relevance of opera and ballet, linking them to the thoughts of phil...
9 Mar
Forward In a new opera, Tevye’s forgotten daughter takes the spotlight 6 Mar
Composer Alex Weiser and librettist Stephanie Fleischmann explore the lesser-known story of Tevye's daughter Sphrintse in their new opera, "Tevye's Daughters...
6 Mar
Forward Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s Broadway opus debuts in the U.S. — nearly 80 years late 5 Mar
Erich Wolfgang Korngold's operetta, "The Silent Serenade," is finally debuting in the U.S. nearly 80 years after its European premiere, thanks to the Mannes ...
5 Mar