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Jill Sobule was as much a Jewish icon as a queer one
By Seth Rogovoy
Opinion
She’s a titan of Israeli architecture. Her story contains troubling lessons for her country
By Nora Berman
Culture
55 years later, how should we remember the Kent State massacre?
By Benjamin Ivry
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FORWARDS
Brief items of the News and the Schmooze
Halal restaurant opening in Congress is like ‘Muslim conquest of Jerusalem,’ says GOP congressman
Germany formally classifies far-right AfD party as extremist, in blow to Nazi-linked populist movement
Trump taps shock jock Sid Rosenberg and a Haredi newspaper publisher for Holocaust Memorial Council
Jill Sobule, pop star who also composed songs for a new ‘Yentl,’ dies at 66
Yiddish Word of the Day
Complaining
Learn a proverb that tells you who’s most likely to complain to God.
Culture
10 duets Barbra Streisand and Bob Dylan should have chosen for her upcoming album
By Seth Rogovoy
Opinion
No, Pete Hegseth and Itamar Ben-Gvir don’t look alike — but that’s where the differences end
By Robert Zaretsky
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