As Shabbat Chayei Sarah approaches, we are reminded of Hebron's prominent place in Jewish history.
According to the biblical narrative, Abraham’s wife Sarah died in Hebron. …
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By Jerold S. Auerbach
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11/16/22
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At a moment of sharply rising anti-Semitism, a Jewish social media star known for her dance videos is getting deadly serious.
Montana Tucker’s 10-part docu-series, “How to: Never Forget,” has drawn millions …
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By Mike Wagenheim of JNS, with The Jewish Star
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11/9/22
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Ken Burns can’t recall ever learning about the Holocaust in school.
America’s most decorated documentarian, who boasts epic films like “Baseball,” “The Civil …
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By Alan Zeitlin, JNS
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9/22/22
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A new documentary, “The Devil’s Confessions: The Lost Eichmann Tapes,” will allow viewers to hear Adolf Eichmann speak about his role in the Final Solution. The recordings …
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By Mitchell Bard, JNS
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8/3/22
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In “My Name Is Sara,” a 13-year-old Jewish girl, Sara Goralnik, played by Zuanna Surowy, poses as “Manya.”
Jewish Sara Goralnik is able to look comfortable at a …
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Review by Alan Zeitlin
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7/20/22
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I freely admit that it may be offensive to even mention that I was traumatized by a moment in “From Where They Stood,” a new Holocaust documentary opening at Film Forum in Manhattan this …
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Review by Alan Zeitlin
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7/13/22
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If you walk all the way to the eastern end of Manhattan’s 25th Street, you’ll come upon a small plaque explaining why the site was given the name “Bristol Basin” in June …
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By Rafael Medoff
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6/29/22
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He and his family escaped the Nazis. His music will now be played where Hitler’s regime tested its weapons.
The New York Philharmonic — in an event a decade in the making — will …
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By Mike Wagenheim, JNS
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5/18/22
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As students moved with purpose toward the HAFTR High School auditorium last Thursday, the only light emanated from yahrzeit candles held by students who stood outside …
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By Jeffrey Bessen, Nassau Herald
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5/4/22
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Anti-Israel propagandists periodically suggest that Jews should have a state, just not in “Palestine.” I thought of that when I came across a short note written on Nov. 26, …
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By Michael Bard
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3/9/22
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