for Tuesday, October 17, 2023

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It was one of the strangest Jewish records ever made — good luck finding a way to listen to it

Jon Kalish in Forward

The Whitney Museum is showcasing a new Harry Smith exhibit, featuring an LP of recordings made with Lower East Side Rabbi Nuftali Zvi Margolies in the 1950s.

Politics ›

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6-year-old Muslim boy fatally stabbed in Illinois hate crime amid Israel-Hamas war

Jacob Kornbluh in Forward

In a tragic incident illustrating the rising tensions from the Israel-Hamas conflict, a six-year-old Muslim boy, Wadea Al-Fayoume, was fatally stabbed by his landlord, Joseph Czuba, near Chicago, Illinois.

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October 17's Short Reads

Between The Lines With Israel On Edge, Tender Moments Of Connection

Forward Netanyahu has turned his back on Israel's hostages, and abandoned Israel in its darkest moment

Tablet Pray for Madness

Forward Wexner Foundation ends Harvard fellowships, citing school’s ‘failure’ to condemn Hamas

Forward Taylor Swift bodyguard to enter a new ‘Era' — in a tour with the IDF

Jewish Review of Books Pogroms, Politics, and the Association for Jewish Studies

Forward They were wounded in combat and terror attacks. Now, they’re aiding the latest victims of Hamas

Jewish Review of Books Not Rain

The Beinart Notebook What I Still Believe, Even After October 7

Tablet The Biden Administration Tries to Hide What It Knew About an Impending Massacre, While Leaving U.S. Backing for Iran Untouched

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