‘Odd Mom Out’ star Jill Kargman tells how her son was victimized by anti-Semitism at school
Jill Kargman was recovering from a double mastectomy when her crying child described a classmate saying he was a fan of Hitler.
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Why Spike Lee’s ‘BlacKkKlansman’ is a cautionary tale for 21st-century Jews
The film is an alarm clock, telling Jews – who still need police protection at their places of worship – to wake up.
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Europe is going bananas over this Israeli guy’s avocados
This restaurateur says his Jewish identity gave him the confidence to turn an unlikely idea into a meteoric success story.
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Progressives have a new definition of racism: ‘prejudice plus power.’ What does that mean for Jews?
The theory separates anti-Semitism from racism, making it a lesser concern.
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Does ‘Three Identical Strangers’ play fair with its audience?
A powerful documentary about triplets separated at birth leaves out some crucial context.
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Gender nonbinary activist Kate Bornstein seeks to shatter stereotypes in Broadway’s ‘Straight White Men’
Bornstein was an activist on the subject years before transgender rights and nonbinary identification became part of mainstream social discourse.
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Cleveland Indians player Jason Kipnis celebrates home run with ‘Hava Nagila’ dance in the dugout
By Marcy OsterWhile Jason Kipnis is a practicing Roman Catholic, his father is Jewish and he reportedly grew up self-identifying as Jewish.
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Former Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera travels to Israel on interfaith mission
It was the baseball star's second visit to the Jewish state.
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Tunisia, under pressure, lets 7-year-old Israeli in for chess tourney
Tunisian authorities backtracked on their refusal to grant a visa following a threat to be deposed as hosts for the international event.
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How an Orthodox mohel snagged a role on ‘Orange Is the New Black’
A mohel showed up for his audition wearing his cantor's robe.
