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Ethical Vulture
As The Ethicist—and in a new play—Randy Cohen aims to edify but settles instead for the easy laugh
Dutch Treat
On the eve of his New York debut, an Amsterdam comedian reflects on Jewish funniness, the liberalism of the Netherlands, and Sarah Silverman. Plus a video preview.
Everything’s Coming Up Moses
Songs from Tablet Magazine’s ‘Gypsy’-inspired Passover musical
Dancing with the Czars
How Russian-Jewish émigrés are changing the face of competitive ballroom dance
The Ventriloquist
How a latter-day vaudevillian from Kansas City got himself to speak perfect Yiddish
Neil Simon Unbound
As it progressed, the playwright’s autobiographical trilogy grew more dark—and more true
Retribution, Reconsidered
A new play considers the psychology of Holocaust survivors fixed on vengeance
A Milkman in Winter
After 42 years, ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ star Topol is still stuck in Anatevka
Mommies Dearest
In Daniel Burman’s first play, a son tries to escape his mother’s grasp
Rags and Riches
What the new Tin Pan Alley Rag teaches us about Irving Berlin and the other Jews who wrote the American songbook
Pews You Can Use
An Israeli choreographer turns a venerable Berlin shul into a performance space
The Damascus Affair
Playwright David Adjmi’s love-hate relationship with his Syrian Jewish roots
Neighborhood Bully
Why the Israel Defense Forces hit Syria—and why they believe that Assad won’t hit back
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When Berlin Meant Business
Berlin was once home to 50,000 Jewish-owned businesses. A historian is now obsessively reconstructing their demise.
In Praise of Dairy Restaurants
A visit to B&H Restaurant on Second Avenue brings back memories of milchig establishments of yore
Curse of the Survivor
Singer Vera Gran was haunted by allegations of Nazi collaboration. A new book asks if survival made her guilty.
