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  1. 5 hours ago

    Queen Elisabeth and the late had a special affinity for Roger and Hammerstein's "People Will Say We're in Love" from the musical "Oklahoma!" Find out why ⬇️

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  2. 6 hours ago

    When of the said that “American Jews are now part of the ownership class,” she caused a furor. But for one reader, it raised a different concern: Weingarten was eliding the economic disparities within the American Jewish community.

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  3. 12 hours ago

    . is closing in May. To mark the occasion, we've compiled some of the silly, ridiculous, & serious questions users have asked about .

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  4. 14 hours ago

    The calls on to fire after the host defended a white supremacist conspiracy theory that has inspired multiple antisemitic and other extremist attacks.

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  5. Apr 9

    Looking for some reading? Print out this free PDF of some of our favorite articles of the week at the The Forward – including pieces by , , & more!

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  6. Apr 9

    This week in our editor-in-chief’s weekly newsletter, is announcing a new redesign with a new look, new format, and new name! Click here to check it out.

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  7. Apr 9

    “ was a man who operated in extremes.” The documentary of Oliver Sacks premieres tonight as part of . Our culture reporter sat down with the film’s director, Rick Burns.

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    And here is deep look at her father's journey "From Basra to the Chelsea Hotel." Both brilliantly edited/nurtured by the fabulous

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    Kudos to and for being named finalists in arts and feature writing categories for their incredible work in . Here's profile of Philip Roth's stonemason/caretaker/friend

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  10. Apr 9

    David Shmidt Chapman, a funeral officiant, reflects on a year of Zoom funerals and the difficulties, challenges, and loneliness of leading a remote ceremony.

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  11. Apr 9

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  12. Apr 9

    “It’s not an accident that so many in the Jewish community, from across the political spectrum have rallied around Clarke. We have worked with her in a variety of ways & know firsthand her commitment to fighting antisemitism and extremism."

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  13. Apr 9

    “The use of antisemitism as a pretext for baseless smears against Kristen Clarke is not an isolated incident. It's part of a larger trend of the GOP’s racist attacks targeting Biden appointees & nominees, especially women of color & other minorities."

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  14. Apr 9

    "As a national organization representing a wide diversity of the organized Jewish community, we urge the Senate to consider her confirmation based on her career & actual record of leadership & not based upon these unfounded charges of antisemitism.”

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  15. Apr 9

    Jewish groups unite, pushing against accusations of antisemitism lobbed at , Biden’s nominee to lead the Division of the Department of Justice.

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  16. Apr 9

    Fifty years ago, Fiddler on the Roof premiered on the screen. On Sunday, April 11, join the cast and family to remember, celebrate, & discuss the impact of this ground-breaking film. Register here: Image credit: 8original

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  17. Apr 9

    May his memory be for a blessing.

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    Apr 8

    . said Wikipedia’s volunteer editor force is very skeptical of any editors with conflicts of interest — even though the ADL did things better than most paid contributors. “To me, ADL is a particularly difficult case,” Ryan McGrady told me.

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    “Ok first, I love the ADL,” wrote one editor. “But this is a $100 million per year + organization. And they have arranged nine staff on a sort of Wikipedia source placement offensive.”

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    NEW: ADL staff made 261 edits across 34 articles, adding more than 9,000 words to Wikipedia, before they suspended the project after it came under fire.

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