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  • Rachel Cox, 'New Hair,' 2016, from her series 'Shiny Ghost,' which documented her grandmother's final years.
    Rachel Cox, 'New Hair,' 2016, from her series 'Shiny Ghost,' which documented her grandmother's final years.
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    German Jewish

    The origins of a writer’s craft, from an academic-island childhood to the self-control gleaned from a Holocaust-surviving grandparent, by the author of the new novel ‘A Weekend in New York’

    byBenjamin Markovits
  • (Jack Solka)
    (Jack Solka)
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    Lone Star (of David) Story

    A ‘moving’ tale of a synagogue being trucked across Texas

    bySamuel D. Gruber
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    Give Your Latkes a Taste of Texas

    Hold the applesauce and skip the sour cream. Grab some pico de gallo and wrap your Hanukkah treats in a breakfast taco instead.

    byAmy Kritzer
  • Shhmaltz's pan-fried falafel sandwich. (Sandeep Gyawali)
    Shhmaltz's pan-fried falafel sandwich. (Sandeep Gyawali)
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    A Vegetarian Food Truck Called Shhmaltz

    Quirky Jewish deli truck serves up falafel and vegan Reubens in Austin, TX

    byRachel Lavin
  • Could this man be ‘Antichrist Kramer’? Chicago Metal Market IV, December, 2012.
    Could this man be ‘Antichrist Kramer’? Chicago Metal Market IV, December, 2012.
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    White Supremacists Are Using Black Metal To Promote Hate

    An investigation into ‘Antichrist Kramer,’ SSP Records, and other labels suggests a history of real-world violence and bigotry

    byAdam Schragin
  • Jim Novy introduces President Lyndon Johnson at the dedication of Congregation Agudas Achim’s new building on Dec 28, 1963. Johnson and Lady Bird are seated to the left of the dais.
    Jim Novy introduces President Lyndon Johnson at the dedication of Congregation Agudas Achim’s new building on Dec 28, 1963. Johnson and Lady Bird are seated to the left of the dais.
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    Lyndon Johnson Was Scheduled To Visit My Austin Shul the Day After Kennedy Died

    But in December 1963, the new president made up the date, honoring a long Jewish friendship

    byCathy Schechter
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    Greetings from South By Southwest

    The Scroll is on location at the massive tech gathering in Austin

    byAdam Chandler
  • (Rich Kids of Instagram)
    (Rich Kids of Instagram)
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    New Security Threat: Jewish American Princesses

    A Twitter tale gone wrong

    byAdam Chandler
  • (Jana Birchum/Getty Images)
    (Jana Birchum/Getty Images)
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    Austin Plane Crasher Mentions ‘Pound of Flesh’

    Suicide note may indicate pilot’s anti-Semitism

    byMarc Tracy
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