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"Pollice Verso (Thumbs Down)," by painter Jean-Léon Gérôme. (Public domain)

There aren’t Jewish fighters in Ridley Scott’s ‘Gladiator II.’ But what about in ancient Rome?

The real history of Jewish gladiators, from Reish Lakish to Kirk Douglas.

By Luke Tress November 23, 2024 10:45 pm

Cora Wilburn, an early American Jewish novelist, gets a bridge named for her in her Mass. town

Wilburn lived in Duxbury, home to a recent antisemitism scandal, from her adulthood until her death at 82 in 1906.

October 13, 2022 10:50 am

These photos of the Lower East Side show how the neighborhood looked then and now

The changes in the dynamic neighborhood were recently spotlighted in a Twitter thread curated by a Hasidic Jewish man known as “Hungry Chipmunk.”

September 7, 2022 6:28 pm

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How moving to Denmark, a country with few fellow Jews, strengthened my Jewish identity

By Rebecca Nachman November 12, 2021 2:04 pm

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What happened to all the art that Nazis looted? This Jewish Museum exhibit tells the story of several masterworks.

By Chloe Sarbib September 5, 2021 8:00 am

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The Jewish doctor who escaped the Nazis, became a medical pioneer and founded the Paralympics

By Evelyn Frick August 24, 2021 4:06 pm

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Joshua Cohen’s ‘The Netanyahus’ analyzes the famous family through the story of one night

By Emily Burack June 22, 2021 1:27 pm

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Calling any Jewish woman a ‘JAP’ is offensive — but not for the reason you think

By Ivy Humbarger April 8, 2021 2:58 pm

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The American Jewish story needs to include more non-Ashkenazi Jews like me

By Layla Rudy September 30, 2020 2:32 pm

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The top 10 Jewish stories on ‘Drunk History’

By Emily Burack August 26, 2020 4:26 pm

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There aren’t Jewish fighters in Ridley Scott’s ‘Gladiator II.’ But what about in ancient Rome?

Cora Wilburn, an early American Jewish novelist, gets a bridge named for her in her Mass. town

These photos of the Lower East Side show how the neighborhood looked then and now

How moving to Denmark, a country with few fellow Jews, strengthened my Jewish identity

What happened to all the art that Nazis looted? This Jewish Museum exhibit tells the story of several masterworks.

The Jewish doctor who escaped the Nazis, became a medical pioneer and founded the Paralympics

Joshua Cohen’s ‘The Netanyahus’ analyzes the famous family through the story of one night

Calling any Jewish woman a ‘JAP’ is offensive — but not for the reason you think

The American Jewish story needs to include more non-Ashkenazi Jews like me

The top 10 Jewish stories on ‘Drunk History’

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