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Rube Goldberg did way more than draw those wacky machines

An exhibit explores the broader career of the legendary illustrator, who also was a political cartoonist, inventor, engineer, humorist and author.

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I tested positive for the cancer-causing BRCA mutation. Now what?

Feeling sorry for myself was not a productive option. Connecting one on one with others who shared similar diagnoses was, writes a Sharsheret peer supporter.

Film on Nazi turned Austrian President Kurt Waldheim draws parallels to modern rise of the right

Documentarian Ruth Beckermann believes that his political run in the 1980s was the start of a movement that is rocking Western Europe today.

Apple adds cream cheese to its bagel emoji after complaints

A Venezuelan-American chef wants to show the rich culinary tradition of Latino Jews

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Chicago Bears running back Tarik Cohen gets a crash course on Jewish culture

Writer A.J. Jacobs traveled thousands of miles to thank everyone who had a hand in his morning coffee

Rapper Drake has his own brand of Jewishness

A black, Orthodox rabbi’s novel addresses racism in the Jewish community

How a school for kids with learning disabilities prepared its students for mainstream Jewish high school

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