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My queasy night at Lviv’s controversial ‘Jewish’ eatery

The non-Jewish waiters wear fake peyot and haggle over prices at a quasi-Jewish restaurant attached to the historic, ruined Golden Rose Synagogue.

The AT&T Girl’s surprising call to action

For actress Milana Vayntrub — herself a Soviet Jewish refugee — a vacation inspired her to speak up and act on behalf of Syrians arriving on Greece's shores.

Have Yourself a Shabop Shalom With This Goofy Pop Love Song

“Our story begins on a Sunday afternoon, just between Halfway Tree and Spanish Town.” So begins Devendra Banhart’s wonderfully goofy love song “Shabop Shalom”: Our hero is a Jamaican boy who falls in love with a rabbi’s daughter, and who comes up with romantic lines that would make any Jewess swoon, such as “your sweet […]