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Abby Chava Stein, an American transgender author, activist, blogger, model, speaker and rabbi, relaxes on the Celebrity Apex. (Photo/JTA-Annie Leibovitz for Celebrity Cruises' All Inclusive Photo Project)
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Ex-Hasidic trans activist Abby Stein photographed by Annie Leibovitz

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg and JTA April 6, 2022
Ezra Furman performs at the Empire Control Room in Austin, Texas, March 16, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Tim Mosenfelder-Getty Images)
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Ezra Furman’s new song is inspired by her experience ‘as a Jew and as a trans woman’

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA April 4, 2022April 5, 2022
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks on screen during the 64th Annual Grammy Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, April 3, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Rich Fury-Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
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2022 Grammys: Zelensky’s video address and other Jewish moments

Shira Hanau by Shira Hanau and JTA April 4, 2022April 4, 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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How ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ undercuts its own feminist and Jewish identity

Mira Fox by Mira Fox and Forward March 29, 2022
Audrey Hepburn at Horn & Hardart, an automat chain that is the subject of the documentary "The Automat."
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‘The Automat’ documentary with Mel Brooks and RBG opens; Celebrating Italian Jewish food; etc.

Alix Wall by Alix Wall March 29, 2022March 30, 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
The cast of "CODA" hold their award for Best Picture in the press room during the 94th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 27, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Frederic J. Brown-AFP via Getty Images)
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Oscars 2022: the most memorable Jewish moments

by Andrew Lapin and JTA March 28, 2022March 29, 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
Yael Bridge is the director of "The Big Scary 'S' Word" and forthcoming documentary on the Jews of Cuba.
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‘The Big Scary ‘S’ Word’: Oakland filmmaker taps into zeitgeist with socialism documentary

Laura Pall by Laura Paull March 25, 2022March 30, 2022

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