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Five Years Later, Madoff Scandal Echoes Through the Jewish Community, and Beyond

The lingering effects of his massive Ponzi scheme on a century-old youth group, a Boston philanthropist, and small investors

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The Hills Are Alive, Not Dead, With NBC’s Live ‘Sound of Music’

The Tattler: So what if Carrie Underwood and Stephen Moyer revive the Von Trapps? Is that so wrong?

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I’ll Miss You, Madiba: One Jewish South African on the Moment Mandela Walked Free

The country and the world came to a standstill then. Can his death inspire a similar momentum for change?

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The Hills Are Alive, Not Dead, With NBC’s Live ‘Sound of Music’

The Tattler: So what if Carrie Underwood and Stephen Moyer revive the Von Trapps? Is that so wrong?

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The Things Refuseniks Carried Out of the Soviet Union

On the 26th anniversary of Freedom Sunday, a photographer uses objects to look at the immigrant experience

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The Muslim World’s Intellectual Refuseniks Offer Enlightened Views on Islam and Israel

Egyptian playwright Ali Salem and others are marginalized at home and in the Western media, but they are political pioneers

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In Defense of the Crass Consumerism of Walmart—and Everyone Else

Enough already with blasting shopping as soulless: Jewish tradition is nothing if not a defense of commerce

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How To Give Your Kids a Taste of the Jewish Immigrant Experience

Even though it’s just a few blocks from our home, the Lower East Side Tenement Museum gave my girls a chance to time-travel

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Designers of New York’s High Line Set Their Sights on Moscow’s Former Ghetto

An ambitious new park is set to transform the dilapidated neighborhood that was once the Russian capital’s first Jewish quarter

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Fighting Pharaohs in Beijing

As Jews around the world recount Passover’s story of liberation, ongoing political repression in China casts a shadow over every Seder table

By Dan Levin|April 5, 2012|Comments (9)

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Alison Klayman went to China and found her big break. The documentary she made there, Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry, premiered at Sundance.

By Marc Tracy|January 20, 2012|Comments (2)

Nelson Mandela Dies at 95
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Legendary South African leader fought for racial equality and peaceful resistance
Crypto-Jews Light Up Spanish Inquisition Prison
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Happy Hanukkah from Sicily, Italy
Syrian Rebels Allege Assad Used Poison Gas
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U.S. Citizen Killed in Benghazi; LA’s Kabbalah Centre Sued
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Having Boycotted Israel, American Academics Must Now Boycott Themselves
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On the tricky logic of assigning guilt
Germany to Stop Monitoring Scientology
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Troubling policy departure is a misguided response to NSA spying revelations

Jews Dominate NYC Mayoral Write-In Votes
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If there are moral victories to be had, a vote for Lou Reed is one of them
Israeli Politician or Character from ‘The Wire’?
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Israeli Actress Gal Gadot is Wonder Woman
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Former Miss Israel cast as superhero in upcoming Batman vs. Superman flick

Why Netanyahu Gave Pope Francis His Father's History of the Spanish Inquisition

By Yair Rosenberg — It might seem undiplomatic, but it was actually pretty clever.

A Dip in the Mikveh, Nearly Derailed by Fake Eyelashes, Was Vital to My Conversion

By Leigh McMullan Abramson — The whole idea of a ritual bath seemed foreign and too religious. But now it’s a warm reminder of the moment I became a Jew.

Having Boycotted Israel, American Academics Must Now Boycott Themselves

By Liel Leibovitz — On the tricky logic of assigning guilt

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Five Years Later, Madoff Scandal Echoes Through the Jewish Community, and Beyond

The lingering effects of his massive Ponzi scheme on a century-old youth group, a Boston philanthropist, and small investors

Four-Letter Words: Why Jews Have Led the Making and Defense of Obscenity in America

Does sexually graphic material help Jewish continuity? ‘Unclean Lips’ argues for the unseemliness of Bruce, Roth, and their ilk.

Sephardic Singer Flory Jagoda Keeps the Music of Her Prewar Bosnian Childhood Alive

The composer of the beloved Hanukkah song ‘Ocho Kandelikas’ shares stories and melodies from her past

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Five Years Later, Madoff Scandal Echoes Through the Jewish Community, and Beyond

The Hills Are Alive, Not Dead, With NBC’s Live ‘Sound of Music’

I’ll Miss You, Madiba: One Jewish South African on the Moment Mandela Walked Free

The Hills Are Alive, Not Dead, With NBC’s Live ‘Sound of Music’

The Things Refuseniks Carried Out of the Soviet Union

The Muslim World’s Intellectual Refuseniks Offer Enlightened Views on Islam and Israel

In Defense of the Crass Consumerism of Walmart—and Everyone Else

How To Give Your Kids a Taste of the Jewish Immigrant Experience

Designers of New York’s High Line Set Their Sights on Moscow’s Former Ghetto

Fighting Pharaohs in Beijing

Ai Report

Our Waterlogged Prayers

Tablet Original Fiction: Light

The Things Refuseniks Carried Out of the Soviet Union

Nelson Mandela Dies at 95

Crypto-Jews Light Up Spanish Inquisition Prison

Syrian Rebels Allege Assad Used Poison Gas

U.S. Citizen Killed in Benghazi; LA’s Kabbalah Centre Sued

Having Boycotted Israel, American Academics Must Now Boycott Themselves

Germany to Stop Monitoring Scientology

Jews Dominate NYC Mayoral Write-In Votes

Israeli Politician or Character from ‘The Wire’?

Israeli Actress Gal Gadot is Wonder Woman

Why Netanyahu Gave Pope Francis His Father's History of the Spanish Inquisition

A Dip in the Mikveh, Nearly Derailed by Fake Eyelashes, Was Vital to My Conversion

Having Boycotted Israel, American Academics Must Now Boycott Themselves

In Protests Against Prawer Plan, Signs of ‘Palestinization’ in Israel’s Bedouin Minority

How Politicians and Celebrities Helped Black Americans Build a Spiritual Home in Israel

Israeli Actress Gal Gadot is Wonder Woman

The Muslim World’s Intellectual Refuseniks Offer Enlightened Views on Islam and Israel

How To Give Your Kids a Taste of the Jewish Immigrant Experience

Rabbi Rambo Preaches 'Knockout' Self-Defense

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Five Years Later, Madoff Scandal Echoes Through the Jewish Community, and Beyond

Four-Letter Words: Why Jews Have Led the Making and Defense of Obscenity in America

Sephardic Singer Flory Jagoda Keeps the Music of Her Prewar Bosnian Childhood Alive

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