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You’ve heard about the 10 plagues. But we’ve just discovered 4 more that are right here upon us. Don’t worry, though. There are some precautions you can take… …against the Plague of Dourness: Refusing to sing the Four Questions despite still being the youngest person at the seder? Distract your sedermates with these Chocolate Marshmallow […]

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 Bella Katz and Regina (“Oma”) Karolinski live together in contemporary Berlin, where they spend their days cooking, talking, and helping one another with the tasks of daily life. The two women are the subjects of Oma & Bella, a new documentary made by Regina’s granddaughter, Alexa Karolinski. (You can watch it online here.) Rather than cute-ify […]

In September of 1945, just after the end of World War II, a young woman from the Bronx named Bess Myerson became the first—and, still, only—Jewish woman to win the title of Miss America. But winning the crown was just the beginning of the battle. Myerson was urged by the pageant director to change her name to […]

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