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How Karl Lagerfeld cleansed Chanel of its anti-Semitic, Nazi past

Lagerfeld made the brand so iconic and inclusive that it was easy to forget everything that was problematic about Chanel herself, writes a fashion historian.

Israeli director’s film takes top prize at Berlin International Film Festival

Nadav Lapid’s “Synonyms” is the semi-autobiographical story of a young Israeli man who moves to Paris and tries to become thoroughly French.

Students at Oxford call for provision that would prohibit kosher meat

A student government association called on its college to only serve meat that has been stunned before slaughter, which is not permitted under Jewish or Muslim religious law. .