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Comedian Sarah Silverman hits the streets of Manhattan in search of Jewish allies

The comedian, currently guest-hosting “The Daily Show,” looks for “pro-Semitism” among the city’s passersby.

The oldest copy of the Hebrew Bible is headed to auction this spring

The 1,100-year-old book could become the most expensive book ever sold.

This Orthodox Jewish model made history at New York Fashion Week

Lily Brasch, a disability activist, became the first person with muscular dystrophy to walk the runway without a mobility aid during the semi-annual designers’ showcase.

Novel about Chinese rescuer of Jews raises questions about facts vs. fiction in Holocaust stories

An ahead-of-its-time klezmer album will be performed live for the first time

Are the goblins in ‘Hogwarts Legacy’ antisemitic? The Harry Potter video game renews criticism.

Jewish teens balance pride and safety when navigating public spaces

The Jewish Sport Report: A Jewish guide to Super Bowl Sunday

Burt Bacharach, sophisticated Jewish hitmaker of the ’60s and ’70s, dies at 94

Historian sheds new light on a famous story about Abraham Lincoln and a New York cantor

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