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Hugh Hudson, Director of ‘Chariots of Fire,’ Dies at 86

His first film — about two runners, one Christian, one Jewish, who compete at the 1924 Summer Olympics — won four Oscars, including for best picture.

By Richard Sandomir

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Solomon Perel, Jew Who Posed as a Hitler Youth to Survive, Dies at 97

His masquerade — a tale recounted in a memoir and in the film “Europa Europa” — saved his life. But “to this day,” he said, “I have a tangle of two souls in one body.”

By Richard Sandomir

Brooklyn (NYC) Content Type: Personal Profile Jewish Currents Jews and Judaism Magazines

She’s Building a Little Jewish Magazine On Big Ideas

After a rebellious youth and years spent on an unpublished novel, Arielle Angel, the editor of Jewish Currents, has carved out a role for herself as someone who questions entrenched ideas.

By Emma Goldberg

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Day 25: That Time an Orthodox Jew Celebrated Christmas

Alex Edelman, a comedian, recalls his family’s one-night fling with Christmas — undertaken as a mitzvah for a non-Jewish friend.

By Debra Kamin