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James McBride’s new novel is "The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store." (Photo/Courtesy Riverhead Books)
Posted inBooks

His memoir was a transcendent look at Black-Jewish relations. Can he pull it off again — in a novel?

by Irene Katz Connelly August 22, 2023August 23, 2023
(From left) Jordan Houston (aka Juicy J), Paul Beauregard (DJ Paul) and Cedric Coleman (Frayser Boy) of Three 6 Mafia hold their Oscar statues after winning best original song for "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp," March 6, 2006. (Photo/Steve Granitz-WireImage)
Posted inMusic

Rap group Three 6 Mafia arrives on TikTok with 2 videos of Hasidic Jews

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten August 21, 2023August 22, 2023
Eric Schoen leads a song session at Camp Kee Tov.
Posted inCulture

At Camp Kee Tov, a longtime song leader decides to pass the guitar

Alix Wall by Alix Wall August 21, 2023
Brothers Geoff Levin (left) and Robbie Levin once played music together in the band People!
Posted inCulture

How Scientology tore apart two Jewish brothers from San Jose

Alix Wall by Alix Wall August 17, 2023August 17, 2023
Promotional art from the immensely popular video game "Fortnite."
Posted inCulture

A Holocaust museum is launching in Fortnite. Can video games fight antisemitism?

by Andrew Lapin August 17, 2023August 17, 2023
Keith Naftaly (white shirt) with the seminal rap group Run-DMC. (Photo/Courtesy)
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How a Jewish radio savant turned San Francisco’s KMEL into the top rap station

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten August 16, 2023August 18, 2023
Ella Rosenblatt, age 2, with her filmmaker father, Jay Rosenblatt in "How Do You Measure a Year?" (Photo/Courtesy HBO)
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How it feels to watch yourself grow up in 29 minutes flat

by Stav Ziv August 16, 2023August 16, 2023
David Eldar (right) during the 2023 Scrabble championship tournament. He defeated Harshan Lamabadusuriya (left) to win the tournament. (Photo/Forward-Courtesy NASPA)
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The Jewish world champion of Scrabble shares his secrets on how to win the game

Beth Harpaz by Beth Harpaz August 15, 2023August 15, 2023
A selection of the Beaufort County School District book review committee's notes determining that Bernard Malamud's "The Fixer" was appropriate for students. The South Carolina district returned the challenged book to shelves after nearly a year on Aug. 9, 2023. (Illustration/JTA)
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‘Persecution of Jews is educationally significant’: How a school district put a contested classic back on the shelves

by Andrew Lapin August 15, 2023
Puppeteer Randal J. Metz (left) and show author Shana Barchas answer audience questions about Children's Fairyland's first Jewish puppet show, "It Could Always Be Worse," July 30. (Photo/George Barahona)
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Children’s Fairyland presents its first Jewish puppet show as part of diversity effort

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(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb August 14, 2023August 15, 2023

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