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Quentin Tarantino and Daniella Pick attend the "Once Upon a Time In Hollywood" U.K. Premiere at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London, July 30, 2019. (Karwai Tang/WireImage/Getty Images)

Quentin Tarantino and Israeli wife Daniella Pick name their son Leo. It has nothing to do with Di Caprio.

The newborn, who came into the world on Feb. 22, is named for Pick’s maternal grandfather.

By Marcy Oster March 1, 2020 2:01 pm

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4 New York City infants have contracted herpes from Jewish circumcision rite in past 6 months

The custom, which has been a political football in the city, is rarely practiced outside the haredi Orthodox community.

February 24, 2020 11:33 am

Holland says top mohels may be breaking the law

One mohel, a lawyer who has done about 2,000 procedures, said he does not recognize the government’s authority on the issue.

May 30, 2019 5:39 pm

2020 Democratic candidate Andrew Yang takes a stand against circumcision

By Marcy Oster March 20, 2019 10:11 am

Circumcising babies increases risk of cot death, contested new study suggests

August 17, 2018 8:15 am

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Denmark is considering a ban on circumcision. That has some Jews thinking about leaving.

By Cnaan Liphshiz June 14, 2018 2:29 pm

U.S.-born Jewish terrorist asks for prison furlough to attend son’s bris

January 8, 2018 8:40 am

Norwegian minister vows to protect circumcision after voting to oppose the practice

June 28, 2017 6:37 am

Norwegian left-wing party split on proposal to ban circumcision

March 17, 2017 2:15 pm

Male circumcision helps prevent all HIV variants, researchers find

January 20, 2017 6:00 am

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