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    A Jewish Vampire Story

    The battle for the soul of a novelist, at Etz Hayyim Synagogue in Crete’s old Venetian port town of Chania

    byVladislav Davidzon
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    Prostitutes, Thieves—and Vampires

    Israeli vampire TV series ‘Juda’ could have been written by I.B. Singer

    byMarat Grinberg
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    Zombies, Vampires, and Things That Come Back to Life: A Rabbi’s Take on Halloween and Beyond

    Kids’ fascination with the undead goes far beyond one holiday, but it’s a perfect time to talk about Jewish traditions around death

    byRegina Sandler-Phillips
  • Rutina Wesley, Anna Paquin, Lucy Griffiths in a still from True Blood Season 6, episode 1.(John P. Johnson/HBO)
    Rutina Wesley, Anna Paquin, Lucy Griffiths in a still from True Blood Season 6, episode 1.(John P. Johnson/HBO)
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    What’s With True Blood’s Concentration Camp?

    HBO’s racy vampire drama went too far evoking a gassing and a lynching

    byMarjorie Ingall
  • Christopher Meloni in this week's episode of True Blood.(John P. Johnson/HBO)
    Christopher Meloni in this week's episode of True Blood.(John P. Johnson/HBO)
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    HBO’s True Blood Libel

    This week, the popular vampire series finally incorporated a Jewish theme—and played into a centuries-old slur

    byMarjorie Ingall
  • Night of the Living Dead.(Internet Archive)
    Night of the Living Dead.(Internet Archive)
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    Undead

    Forget those sexy vampires and shirtless werewolves. Only zombies represent the Torah’s true teachings on life and death, reminding us that death is just a part of life.

    byLiel Leibovitz
  • A scene from the 1922 vampire classic Nosferatu.(Wikipedia)
    A scene from the 1922 vampire classic Nosferatu.(Wikipedia)
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    War Diary of a Vampire

    In the new fantasy novel ‘The Midnight Guardian,’ the pop-culture vampire trend turns Jewish

    byMarc Tracy
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