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Art Spiegelman, author of "Maus," poses in Paris, March 20, 2012. (Photo/JTA-Bertrand Langlois-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

The great ‘Maus’ giveaway is on as comic shops, professors and churches counter Tennessee school board’s ban

by Andrew Lapin and JTA February 2, 2022February 2, 2022
Élodie Yung in the "The Cleaning Lady"
Posted inThe Matzo Chronicles

I didn’t know being a baleboosta coulda made me a star

Karen Galatz by Karen Galatz February 2, 2022February 2, 2022
Art Spiegelman's graphic novel "Maus" on sale at a French bookstore in 2017. (Photo/JTA-ActuaLitté-Flickr Commons)
Posted inUncategorized

You can’t just swap out ‘Maus’ for another Holocaust book. It’s special.

Jennifer Caplan by Jennifer Caplan and JTA February 1, 2022
Doan Trang's cover art for Raphael Falk's "Lucid: Sea of Dreams" roleplaying game
Posted inGames

Enter a ‘sea of dreams’ in Jewish-themed role-playing game

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky February 1, 2022
Jennieke Cohen is the author of the new historical novel “My Fine Fellow: A Delicious Entanglement.”
Posted inBooks

Author Jennieke Cohen draws on her Filipina-Jewish heritage in new take on ‘My Fair Lady’

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten January 31, 2022February 1, 2022
The Academy of Motion Pictures Museum in Los Angeles (Photo/Courtesy)
Posted inCalifornia

After excluding Jews, Academy of Motion Pictures museum changes course

Sharon Rosen Leib by Sharon Rosen Leib and Forward January 31, 2022January 31, 2022
School board members in McMinn County, Tennessee, objected to Art Spiegelman's "Maus" because of its language and images. (Photo/JTA-Philissa Cramer)
Posted inBooks

In Tennessee, iconic Holocaust graphic novel ‘Maus’ is latest victim of conservative curriculum wars

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA January 27, 2022
Wallace Shawn and Elena Anaya in "Rifkin's Festival," directed by Woody Allen.
Posted inCulture

Is ‘Rifkin’s Festival’ Woody Allen’s love letter to cinema — or something more cynical?

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar and Forward January 26, 2022January 26, 2022
(Meduyeket/James Conway/JTA Collage by Grace Yagel)
Posted inGames

Does Wordle have you ‘farblundget’? Try these Hebrew and Yiddish versions.

by Michelle Krasovitski and JTA January 25, 2022January 25, 2022
Josh Rawitch is the eighth president of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. (Photos/JTA - Rawitch by Milo Stewart Jr.; Hall of Fame by John Greim-LightRocket via Getty Images)
Posted inCalifornia

For the new Jewish president of the Baseball Hall of Fame, it’s all about tradition

Jacob Gurvis by Jacob Gurvis and JTA January 21, 2022

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