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On ‘SNL’ with Larry David, Bernie Sanders plays the Jewish idealist

In a sinking ship sketch, the presidential candidate plays an idealist to the comedian’s realist, raising real questions about American Jewish identity.

Coen brothers on #OscarsSoWhite: We write what we know – Jews and Minnesotans

Joel and Ethan Coen balked at the notion that film creators bear personal responsibility for promoting diversity.

How a New Hampshire rabbi opened Hillary Clinton’s heart – in his own words

Clinton told Jonathan Spira-Savett she relished being caught off-guard by his now famous query.

Notorious ‘affluenza teen’ has famous Jewish predecessors: Leopold and Loeb

Blockbuster exhibit on the capture of Adolf Eichmann making US debut

The Internet loves Hillary’s response to a question from a rabbi on CNN

From Groucho Marx to Seinfeld, Jewish jokes dominate top 100 list

Super Bowl 50: Broncos or Panthers — which team is the chosen one?

Bernie Sanders played a rabbi in a ’90s movie, here’s what it means

The Soviet Jewish Writer Whose Novel Was Banned for 200 Years

The Soviet Jewish Writer Whose Masterpiece Was Banned for 200 Years

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