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Is Seth Meyers Jewish? His wife, kids and jokes are.

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an image of a mosque, part photograph and part illustration, fractured down the middle
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Will AI ruin documentaries? This Jewish filmmaker is trying to turn the tide against fake history

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How a real-life rabbi coached Netflix’s ‘Nobody Wants This’ about making interfaith relationships realistic

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New documentary ‘The Bibi Files’ paints an unflattering portrait of Netanyahu. Will Israelis ever see it?

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Alex Edelman's antisemitism-focused one-man show, "Just For Us," has won an Emmy. (Courtesy Max)
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