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A.J. Jacobs shows off "Jacob's Ladder," a custom puzzle that would take until the end of the known universe to complete. (Screenshot/Forward-Zoom)
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A.J. Jacobs on Jews, puzzles and how Sondheim changed American crosswords forever

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Picture of Hellman standing amid archival boxes, with the cover of his book superimposed
Posted inBooks

In new vampire novel, trans writer Isaac Fellman sinks teeth into identity and desire

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Posted inOff the Shelf

Three new poetry books to savor during National Poetry Month

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From “Let There Be Light: The Real Story of Her Creation” by Liana Finck
Posted inComics

Cartoonist Liana Finck on rewriting Genesis, God as a woman and why Abraham feels like a Philip Roth character

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar and Forward April 11, 2022
a colorful, somewhat abstract explosion of neon colors on a dark blue background, surrounded by some of the Hebrew text of the seder
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New haggadahs for 2022: politics, pop culture, art, history, QR codes and more

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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky March 29, 2022March 31, 2022
David Biale and Rachel Biale in April 1972
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‘Aerograms’: An American-Israeli love story, told in 258 letters

Alix Wall by Alix Wall March 28, 2022July 20, 2022
Alice Walker at the "The Color Purple" Broadway opening night in New York City, Dec. 10, 2015. (Photo/JTA-Mark Sagliocco-Getty Images)
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Alice Walker, author who has courted controversy about Jews, disinvited by Bay Area Book Festival

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten March 25, 2022February 12, 2024
Throughout research for her book, Friedman learned about how movement improved women’s physical and mental health and well-being and contributed to their confidence, independence, self-worth, happiness, and ability to be active participants in their own lives even as they grew older. (Photo/Courtesy Jazzercise)
Posted inCulture

How Jewish women pioneered the fitness movement

by Stav Ziv and Forward March 18, 2022
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Jewish writers from former Soviet Union watch war with fear and recognition

by Irene Katz Connelly and Forward March 17, 2022
Irish author John Boyne's "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" has been heavily criticized by Holocaust historians and educators in the years since its release. (Paul Faith - PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images)
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‘The Boy in the Striped Pajamas,’ Holocaust novel decried for inaccuracies, is getting a sequel

by Andrew Lapin and JTA March 16, 2022

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