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‘Maus’ is not ‘Auschwitz for Beginners’ — and that’s why it needs to be taught

Art Spiegelman could easily have left his survivor father’s flaws out of the book, but there is nothing easy about “Maus,” writes Andy Silow-Carroll.

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Why synagogue Is like ‘Cheers’ without the booze

What we lose by staying home, and praying alone.

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You can’t just swap out ‘Maus’ for another Holocaust book. It’s special.

The value of learning “Maus” comes as much from its form as from its content, writes a scholar of Jewish comics.

Raunchy, sarcastic TikTok Talmud commentary isn’t profane. It’s Torah.

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My cousin may have betrayed Anne Frank. What would I have done in his place?

What your favorite puzzles say about you — by which I mean me

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Jewish women are leaders on abortion rights. But they can’t do it alone.

I let an unhoused man into my synagogue before Colleyville. How will we respond after?

Securing our synagogues and protecting Jews of color don’t have to be at odds

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Colleyville is an opportunity for American Jews to rethink our approach to curbing antisemitism

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