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From Rachel Goldberg-Polin, we all heard the piercing cry of Jewish motherhood

For 330 days, we witnessed Rachel Goldberg-Polin show the world the love between a Jewish mother and son, writes a mother and author.

By Meg Keene September 1, 2024 4:28 pm

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Hitler and Leni Riefenstahl, black-and-white archival photo

Leni Riefenstahl’s Nazi sympathies ran deeper than she admitted, a new documentary about the director argues

The documentary “Riefenstahl” takes a critical look at the “Triumph of the Will” filmmaker.

August 30, 2024 10:37 am

This Jewish teen is bringing sustainable gardening to NYC prisons

Inspired by a coexistence-oriented hydroponic project in Israel, 16-year-old Steven Hoffen launched a nonprofit to promote tolerance.

August 29, 2024 5:51 pm

This year’s High Holiday kids’ books are a celebration of Jewish diversity

By Penny Schwartz August 29, 2024 3:19 pm

Why a historic hotel on the Lower East Side has a mural depicting 2,000 years of Jewish tragedies

By Julia Gergely August 26, 2024 4:21 pm

Jerry Lewis in clown makeup looks through a camera on a movie set

‘The Day the Clown Cried,’ funnyman Jerry Lewis’ infamously terrible Holocaust movie, is having a new moment. But you still can’t watch it.

By Andrew Lapin August 26, 2024 12:00 pm

Art sculptures

This year’s Burning Man to feature massive tribute to the Nova festival victims and their spirit

By Jacob Gurvis August 23, 2024 4:17 pm

A boutique Chelsea gym caters to the Jewish body and soul

By Agatha Khishchenko August 23, 2024 2:57 pm

Dating sucks? These 2 Jewish women are bringing back the fun, social aspects of meeting a mate

By Elizabeth Karpen August 22, 2024 6:13 pm

Luke, Quinn and Jack Hughes

Jewish brothers Jack, Luke and Quinn Hughes become first siblings to grace cover of NHL video game

By Jacob Gurvis August 22, 2024 5:47 pm

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