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Billy Crystal and Tiffany Haddish are besties who dance the hora in new film ‘Here Today’

The on-screen friendship follows a longstanding offscreen one for the duo, in which their shared Jewish identity is a bonding force.

Tiffany Haddish and Billy Crystal in a screen shot from the trailer for "Here Today."

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For social justice-oriented Jews in Minneapolis, Derek Chauvin’s conviction represents a beginning, not an end

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Isabel Frey is a 26-year-old Bundist who records protest songs in Yiddish. Now she’s also an Austrian politician.

Blake Bailey, pictured in 2011. (Wikimedia Commons)

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Distribution of Philip Roth biography paused after author Blake Bailey is accused of rape

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Jim Steinman once said the label that released ‘Bat Out of Hell’ didn’t want his Jewish-sounding name in the title

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Meet the Jewish activist digging through the trash for climate justice

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Walter Mondale was a liberal icon who championed Israel

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By JTA Staff April 20, 2021 12:47 pm

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A House bill on Israel is flawed, but our Jewish civil war is worse

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Sorry, but Zoom Judaism just isn’t the real thing

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At J Street conference, Mahmoud Abbas says he’s ready to ‘remove obstacles’ to relations with US

By Ron Kampeas April 20, 2021 11:51 am

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Feds charge extremist Orthodox sect Lev Tahor with exploiting, kidnapping children

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Is your name on this list? Your Jewish roots might be in Cairo, Baghdad or nearby

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Billy Crystal and Tiffany Haddish are besties who dance the hora in new film ‘Here Today’

For social justice-oriented Jews in Minneapolis, Derek Chauvin’s conviction represents a beginning, not an end

CULTURE

Isabel Frey is a 26-year-old Bundist who records protest songs in Yiddish. Now she’s also an Austrian politician.

Distribution of Philip Roth biography paused after author Blake Bailey is accused of rape

Jim Steinman once said the label that released ‘Bat Out of Hell’ didn’t want his Jewish-sounding name in the title

Meet the Jewish activist digging through the trash for climate justice

Walter Mondale was a liberal icon who championed Israel

Alberto Sonsol, 63, legendary Uruguayan sportscaster who once said ‘baruch Hashem’ on the air

OPINION

If rabbis can’t talk about public policy, what’s the point of Torah?

A House bill on Israel is flawed, but our Jewish civil war is worse

Sorry, but Zoom Judaism just isn’t the real thing

At J Street conference, Mahmoud Abbas says he’s ready to ‘remove obstacles’ to relations with US

Feds charge extremist Orthodox sect Lev Tahor with exploiting, kidnapping children

Is your name on this list? Your Jewish roots might be in Cairo, Baghdad or nearby

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Orthodox and Sabbath Violators Fight Battle on Warsaw Streets

Mondale Has Unblemished Record on Issues of Jewish Concern

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