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Category: Jews and Judaism
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The Bakers Reimagining Traditional Jewish Pastries
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‘The Sassoons’: A Family Romance at Global Scale
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:The Jewish Museum surveys one of the grandest families of the 19th century: a hemisphere-spanning dynasty of merchants, poets, soldiers and socialites (oh, and also drug lords).
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A Dave Brubeck Cantata Boasts Star Soloists: His Sons
The New York Times – Music:“The Gates of Justice,” a large-scale 1969 choral work about relations between Black and Jewish Americans, is being performed in Los Angeles.
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Hugh Hudson, Director of ‘Chariots of Fire,’ Dies at 86
The New York Times – Movies:His first film — about two runners, one Christian, one Jewish, who compete at the 1924 Summer Olympics — won four Oscars, including for best picture.
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Solomon Perel, Jew Who Posed as a Hitler Youth to Survive, Dies at 97
The New York Times – Movies: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.”
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She’s Building a Little Jewish Magazine On Big Ideas
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:After a rebellious youth and years spent on an unpublished novel, Arielle Angel, the editor of Jewish Currents, has carved out a role for herself as someone who questions entrenched ideas.
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Day 25: That Time an Orthodox Jew Celebrated Christmas
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:Alex Edelman, a comedian, recalls his family’s one-night fling with Christmas — undertaken as a mitzvah for a non-Jewish friend.
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Craft Your Own D.I.Y. Hanukkah Menorah
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:Creating your own candleholder can be a fun way to teach kids about the holiday — and to spread a bit of festive light.
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Looking for a Menorah Drake Would Own
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:Stylish Judaica is a really good present for one night of Hanukkah.
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Looking for a Menorah Drake Would Own
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:Stylish Judaica is a really good present for one night of Hanukkah.
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When Jewish Artists Wrestle With Antisemitism
The New York Times – Movies:In this unsettling moment, comedians, filmmakers, playwrights and others have been struggling against a long-ingrained American response to look away.