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  • Mel Brooks in a scene from 'The Last Laugh.'
    Mel Brooks in a scene from 'The Last Laugh.'
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    Are We Allowed to Joke About the Holocaust?

    A new documentary looks at ‘the ultimate taboo’

    byMarjorie Ingall
  • Eva Hesse, date unknown.
    Eva Hesse, date unknown.
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    The 10 Best Jewish-Themed Movies of 2016

    The year’s can’t-miss releases, from Chantel Akerman’s ‘No Home Movie’ and Maren Ade’s ‘Toni Erdmann,’ to a wordless, cinematic graphic novel about fascism and war fever

    byJ. Hoberman
  • Sid Caesar, 2003.(Vince Bucci/Getty Images)
    Sid Caesar, 2003.(Vince Bucci/Getty Images)
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    The Deep Jewish Roots of Television’s Caesar

    The late, great comedian’s ‘Your Show of Shows’ tried to pass in postwar, assimilationist America

    byDavid Margolick
  • Actor-comedian Sid Caesar attends a surprise 70th birthday party for television talk show host Larry King held on November 19, 2003 at the Museum of Television and Radio, in Beverly Hills, California. (Vince Bucci/Getty Image)
    Actor-comedian Sid Caesar attends a surprise 70th birthday party for television talk show host Larry King held on November 19, 2003 at the Museum of Television and Radio, in Beverly Hills, California. (Vince Bucci/Getty Image)
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    Comedy King Sid Caesar Dies at 91

    The groundbreaking performer and TV star had been ill during the past year

    byStephanie Butnick
  • Brooks and Reiner performeing the 2000 Year Old Man in 2003.(NYTimes.com)
    Brooks and Reiner performeing the 2000 Year Old Man in 2003.(NYTimes.com)
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    The 2,000 Year Old Man Brought Jewish Humor Mainstream

    Brooks and Reiner tell ‘Times,’ as they prepare for box set

    byAri M. Brostoff
  • Reiner and Rivers at the roast.(Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
    Reiner and Rivers at the roast.(Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
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    Wretched Rivers Roast

    Joan was the only highlight of her Comedy Central special

    byHadara Graubart
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