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Walter Mosely’s latest novel is called "Every Man a King." (Graphic/Matthew Litman-Forward; Photos/Amy Sussman-Getty Images and courtesy of Walter Mosley)
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Walter Mosley talks about his new detective novel, race, antisemitism — and his Jewish mother

Beth Harpaz by Beth Harpaz and Forward February 22, 2023February 23, 2023
Lior Ben-Hur teaches music at Camp Ramah. (Photo/Courtesy Ben-Hur
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Israeli-born musician Lior Ben-Hur puts his ‘Heart’ into Bay Area music education

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene February 22, 2023February 23, 2023
The 2017 color war at JCC Ranch Camp in Elbert, Colorado. (Photo/JTA-Noah Gallagher)
Posted inBooks

American Jews created historic summer camps. Or did summer camps create American Jews?

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA February 21, 2023February 21, 2023
Rachel Sennott (left) and Madeline Grey DeFreece in "Tahara," one of several movies you could watch instead of "You People."
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Seven movies about Black-Jewish relations to watch instead of ‘You People’

Rebecca PierceLexi Leban by Rebecca Pierce and Lexi Leban February 20, 2023February 22, 2023
Mikey Pauker, seen here performing at Cornerstone Brewery in Berkeley, is one of the musicians behind a petition to add a Jewish music category to the Grammys. (Photo/Courtesy Pauker)
Posted inCulture

Why these two musician friends want the Grammys to add a Jewish music category

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten February 17, 2023February 17, 2023
Josh Greene directed "Waves Apart," a documentary about the antisemitic history of surfing. (Photo/JTA-Courtesy Greene)
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‘Surf Nazis’: New documentary explores surfing’s history of antisemitism

Jacob Gurvis by Jacob Gurvis and JTA February 17, 2023
the bagel report logo shows the hosts of the podcast illustrated as bagels, with a Hollywood-style sign behind them that says "The Bagel Report"
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Post-Super Bowl, post-Valentine’s pop culture roundup

Erin Ben-Moche and Esther D. Kustanowitz by The Bagels February 17, 2023February 17, 2023
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A Black History Month poem: i think a lot about color

Tova Ricardo by Tova Ricardo February 16, 2023February 16, 2023
Rabbi Gordon Freeman wearing the tallit his daughters gave him, which has the names of all his grandchildren on it. He is standing by a painting from The Sh'ma Project, which he and two friends put together.
Posted inJewish Life

Why this local rabbi is embracing his 80s with a second bar mitzvah

by Liz Harris February 15, 2023
Ho Feng-Shan poses for a photo taken while he was a Chinese consul in Egypt. (Photo/JTA-Carlos Avila Gonzalez-The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)
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Novel about Chinese rescuer of Jews raises questions of fact vs. fiction in Holocaust stories

by Jordyn Haime and JTA February 14, 2023February 15, 2023

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