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Marv Albert, Jewish sports broadcasting legend, to retire this year

Albert, who turns 80 next month, will continue to call basketball games on TNT up until the NBA finals, before he hangs up the microphone for good.

What’s a ‘Jew of no religion’? 3 American Jews open up about their non-religious identities

The recent Pew survey found that nearly a quarter of American Jews — 1.5 million people — fall into the category.

Nets star Kyrie Irving says he’s more focused on the Israel-Gaza conflict than basketball right now

“[B]asketball is just not the most important thing to me right now,” the recent convert to Islam said just as his Brooklyn Nets prepare for a playoff run.

This blintz recipe survived the Holocaust

Rabbi Stephen Slater talks a lot about God. He credits his Baptist missionary parents.

Rihanna posted a message of solidarity for both sides of the Israel-Gaza conflict. It drew plenty of praise — and anger.

Most children of intermarriage are being raised Jewish. Their parents hope Jewish institutions notice.

From Gal Gadot to Trevor Noah, here’s what celebrities are saying about the Israel-Gaza violence

Pakistani movie star Veena Malik tweets Hitler quote about killing Jews in response to Israel-Gaza violence

Without using the term, Pew survey unveils new data on ‘Jews of color’

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