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Deborah Feldman poses in her living room in Berlin, March 10, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Christophe Gateau-picture alliance via Getty Images)
Posted inTV

‘Unorthodox’ author Deborah Feldman is a lightning rod in Germany’s debate about criticizing Israel

by Toby Axelrod November 21, 2023November 21, 2023
a young woman holds up american and israeli flags made from construction paper
Posted inCulture

Cancel culture comes for ‘Israelism,’ a documentary about Jews critical of Israel

Mira Fox by Mira Fox November 20, 2023November 21, 2023
Maia, a young black performer, stands on stage at a microphone, as if she is competing in a spelling bee
Posted inTheater

23-year-old actor made leap from camp talent show to local stages

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten November 17, 2023February 28, 2024
“Eretz Nehederet,” a satirical TV show in Israel, mocked far-left American student activists in a recent English-language video. (Screenshot/YouTube)
Posted inComedy

Comedians defend Israel the best way they know how: Make ’em laugh

by Amy Klein November 17, 2023
Mitch Horowitz is the author of "Modern Occultism." (Photo/Ebru Yildiz)
Posted inBooks

Q&A: This historian says occultism isn’t ‘entirely at odds with Judaism’

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten November 16, 2023June 4, 2024
(From left) Dani Colman, Trina Robbins of San Francisco, Chanan Belzer and Yehudi Mercado discussed Jewish folklore in comics at JewCE,  (Photo/Forward-John Halpern)
Posted inCulture

Talmudic debates, space bar mitzvahs and Frank Miller’s plans for Superman at Jewish comic con in New York

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar November 16, 2023November 16, 2023
From the Maccabeats' version of "Miracle" by Matisyahu. (Screenshot/YouTube)
Posted inMusic

Maccabeats’ Hanukkah shows in Palo Alto will include prayers for Israel

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent November 15, 2023November 15, 2023
Art from "Brother's Keeper" by Arnon Shorr and Joshua Edelglass. (Illustration/Forward-Courtesy 
Shorr and Edelglass)
Posted inComics

A Jewish family story about defending a kibbutz in 1948 takes on new meaning

by Stav Ziv November 14, 2023November 15, 2023
A visitor looks at the Shabbat table display at Dunphy Park in Sausalito, Nov., 10, 2023. (Photo/Don Feria-AP Images for Jewish Community Relations Council)
Posted inArt

‘We pray that this was a one-time event’: Empty Shabbat tables honor hostages in Gaza

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten November 13, 2023November 17, 2023
"The Little Liar," the new novel by bestselling Jewish author Mitch Albom, is set in Salonika, Greece, before, during and after the Holocaust. (Photo/JTA-Jenny Risher / illustration by Mollie Suss)
Posted inBooks

Mitch Albom enters new Jewish territory with Holocaust novel ‘The Little Liar’

by Andrew Lapin November 10, 2023November 12, 2023

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