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Jewniverse

Jewniverse
Jewish culture and history are full of fascinating, obscure, and amazing treasures. Some of them have been buried for thousands of years. Others are popping up in Broadway musicals, musty bookstores, and around the Internet as YouTube sensations. Jewniverse discovers them and sends you the scoop.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen

February 28, 2013
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ladies-and-gentlemen

Before he recorded “Suzanne” or “Hallelujah” or retreated to a Zen Monastery on Mt. Baldy for 5 years, Leonard Cohen was the subject of Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen, a 1965 documentary that offers a rare glimpse into the prosaic meanderings of a great artist before his peak. Born into a prominent…

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The Kubbeh Project

February 27, 2013
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naama-and-itamar

During the first 3 weeks of March, Tel Aviv-based chef Itamar Lewensohn will serve up…

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The Most Popular Jewish Picture

February 26, 2013
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vilna-gaon-art

Twentieth-century Jewish-American homes tended to have one thing in common: a Jewish National Fund blue…

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Dr. Giovanni: Jewish Pickpocket Supreme

February 25, 2013
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giovanni

A recent New Yorker profile of contemporary pickpocket Apollo…

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Video: Chicago Does “Gangnam Style” Purim

February 23, 2013
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Gangname Style in Chicago

Just when we thought the “Gangnam Style” spoofs were…

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Ad D’lo Yada Between This Way, That Way, Or That

February 22, 2013
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amir-benayoun

You may be familiar with ad d’lo yada, the…

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Unterzakhn: The Graphic Novel

February 21, 2013
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unterzakhn

In the beginning, there was the Lower East Side –…

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Bernard Malamud, The Clumsy Teenage Writer

February 20, 2013
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bernard-malamud

Before he wrote The Fixer and won the Pulitzer Prize, Bernard…

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Video: A Millenial Becomes a Man

February 19, 2013
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bar-mitzvah-oy

Daniel’s becoming a man! With the help of…

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“I UNPLUG TO . . . cuddle”

February 19, 2013
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unplug-shabbat

Being connected 24/7 is practically a requirement for…

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Whatever Happened to Those Jewish Student Radicals?

February 18, 2013
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jsps2

It’s no secret that Jews were disproportionately involved…

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The Woman Who Smuggled Children From the Ghetto

February 15, 2013
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irena-sendler1

When Nazi tanks rolled into Warsaw in 1939,…

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