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Film & TV

The Yiddish radio pioneer behind Pete Seeger’s ‘Rainbow Quest’

By Henry Sapoznik

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Culture

The surprisingly Jewish history of Blue Note records

By Benjamin Ivry

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A Pennsylvania candidate for governor cuts ties with Gab, and antisemitism on the site spikes

Deborah Lipstadt, back from Saudi Arabia, says progress underway on combatting antisemitism in Gulf states

Israel asks the UN to disband its Gaza war panel after member’s ‘antisemitic’ remarks

New York Yankees get Jewish pitcher at MLB trade deadline

Yiddish Word of the Day

Laundry

If you want to dry your clothes on a clothesline, you should learn how to talk about it in Yiddish.

News

Slow fastballs, tech wizardry and the perfect name: Meet the newest Jewish major leaguer

By Louis Keene

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Music

Matisyahu’s 16-year-old son Laivy Miller readies for his musical debut

By Alan Zeitlin

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