Best of the week: The documentary that changed Israel's image, and the Broadway premiere that changed everything

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News

Conservative synagogue makes history with hiring of Hebrew Israelite clergy

By Robin Washington

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Quizzes

News Quiz: Test your knowledge of Ilhan Omar and anti-antisemitism billboards

By Samuel Breslow

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Culture

How the premiere of ‘The Diary of Anne Frank’ was different from any other Broadway opening

By Adam Langer

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FAST FORWARDS

Brief items of the News and the Schmooze

As foreign investors warn over Israel’s future, ratings firm accused of anti-Israel bias says it’s not worried —¸for now

He saved 2,500 World War II refugees — but doomed his career as a diplomat

Arab world embracing Jewish history, doing more to fight antisemitism, according to new report

A Jewish expert on monuments on what Philly’s famous Rocky Balboa statue can teach us about memory

Forward Conversations

Flying to Europe with the second gentleman, and other Jewish news of the week

Join Laura E. Adkins, the Forward’s opinion editor, and Benyamin Cohen, the Forward’s news director, as they discuss the Jewish news they're watching this week, and Laura's recent trip to Poland and Germany with Doug Emhoff, the second gentleman of the United States.

Culture

A controversial documentary upended the narrative on Jenin 20 years ago. Has anything changed since?

By Mira Fox

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Opinion

Poland and Germany have long taken opposing approaches to Holocaust remembrance. Touring them with Doug Emhoff, the difference was stark

By Laura E. Adkins

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