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

For one thing, the Jewish senator’s cameo in a ’90s indies movie shows he can get angry about more than just the economy.

The Lithuanian Jew Whose Initials Grace Lincoln’s Arm

If you look very carefully at a penny, you’ll notice something you’ve probably never seen before: initials pressed into the dark underline of Lincoln’s bicep. Those initials stand for Victor David Brenner—the Jewish-American engraver, medalist, and designer of the Lincoln cent. Brenner, born in Lithuania in 1871 and immigrated to the US in 1890, quickly […]