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‘Denial,’ or the Holocaust on Trial
Rachel Weisz plays famed historian Deborah Lipstadt in this tense new courtroom drama. The scholar must defend herself against libel charges for calling out David Irving, a notorious British Holocaust denier.

Rachel Weisz plays famed historian Deborah Lipstadt in this tense new courtroom drama. The scholar must defend herself against libel charges for calling out David Irving, a notorious British Holocaust denier.
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State of the Arts
High-profile festivals and public venues like the Mahaneh Yehudah market have made Jerusalem a go-to place for Jewish art-lovers.

High-profile festivals and public venues like the Mahaneh Yehudah market have made Jerusalem a go-to place for Jewish art-lovers.
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Stanley Kubrick: The Exhibition
Legendary director Stanley Kubrick, known for iconic movies like ‘The Shining,’ is the focus of a retrospective at San Francisco’s Contemporary Jewish Museum.

Filmmaker Stanley Kubrick, known for iconic movies like ‘The Shining,’ is the focus of a retrospective at California’s Contemporary Jewish Museum.

Current Exhibits: Borscht Belt and Beauty

Echoes of the Borscht Belt: Contemporary Photographs by Marisa Scheinfeld Scheinfeld’s photos of resorts in the Catskills Mountains are both haunting and beautiful. After entertaining Jewish

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Power Couples

by Leah F. Finkelshteyn

Have you ever wanted to arrange a meeting between an icon of the past and an up-and-coming contemporary personality? The Jewish Women’s Archives attempts to

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The Book of Esther

by Rahel Musleah

The Book of Esther Composer David Homan and choreographer Ariel Grossman have collaborated on this contemporary all-female ballet that explores women’s empowerment through the Purim

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The Latest Films: From Tense Courtroom Drama to Diplomacy on the World Stage

Reviews of GETT: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem, Diplomacy and the documentaries Above and Beyond, about Jewish World War II pilots, and Watchers of the Sky.

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Dumiyah

by Rahel Musleah

Dumiyah Like spiritual honey, this album of original songs by Basya Schechter and her band, Pharaoh’s Daughter, is smooth and pleasing. The synthesis of American