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    Actor Who Made Dickens’s Fagin Famous Dies

    Saying ‘Cheerio, Not Goodbye,’ to Ron Moody

    bySara Ivry
  • "The Sacrifice of Isaac" by Caravaggio.(Uffizi Gallery)
    "The Sacrifice of Isaac" by Caravaggio.(Uffizi Gallery)
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    The 13 Worst Jewish Fathers in Literature, From Abraham to Mr. Portnoy

    They lie. They cheat. The treat their kids terribly. This Father’s Day, be thankful your own dad is such a mensch.

    byMarjorie Ingall
  • “I'll do for you myself, you dirty Jew,” shouted Marcus. Left to right: Maria (Dale Fuller], Marcus [Jean Hersholt], Zerkow [Cesare Gravina].
    “I'll do for you myself, you dirty Jew,” shouted Marcus. Left to right: Maria (Dale Fuller], Marcus [Jean Hersholt], Zerkow [Cesare Gravina].
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    My Favorite Anti-Semite: Frank Norris and the Most Horrifying Jew in American Literature

    The progressive-era novelist’s greedy, red-haired, Polish Jew, Zerkow, is the 20th century’s greatest golem

    byElisa New
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    (Ravi Joshi/Tablet Magazine)
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    The Two Fagins

    Comment of the Week

    byMarc Tracy
  • (Oliver!: Columbia Pictures. Sleeping bag: iStockphoto.)
    (Oliver!: Columbia Pictures. Sleeping bag: iStockphoto.)
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    Having It Both Ways

    When secular and religious worlds collide, which should win?

    byMarjorie Ingall
  • A London restaurant marks the Silver Jubilee celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II, 1977.
    A London restaurant marks the Silver Jubilee celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II, 1977.
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    Art Thou Contented, Jew?

    The British novelist on England, the Jews, and anti-Semitism today

    byMargaret Drabble
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