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Like Corbynism, the gender debate has gone through the looking glass

Those Jewish women once considered to be allies, colleagues or even just friends seem to have been knocking back crazy pills

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NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 24: L.G.B.T. activists and their supporters rally in support of transgender people on the steps of New York City Hall, October 24, 2018 in New York City. The group gathered to speak out against the Trump administration's stance toward transgender people. Last week, The New York Times reported on an unreleased administration memo that proposes a strict biological definition of gender based on a person's genitalia at birth. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

When’s a Jewish film not a Jewish film? When Harry Met Sally…

When’s a Jewish film not a Jewish film? When Harry Met Sally…

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It sucks to be a Jew on the left

It sucks to be a Jew on the left

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If Jews actually ran Hollywood, we'd see a lot fewer idiotic Holocaust movies

If Jews actually ran Hollywood, we'd see a lot fewer idiotic Holocaust movies

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The haters love hating this play about Jews

I thoroughly enjoyed Jews. In Their Own Words but the reaction to Jonathan Freedland's excellent play from acquaintances was predictably depressing

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October 20, 2022 11:27

The haters love hating this play about Jews

Yes kids, Rosh Hashanah IS as good as Christmas

Hadley Freeman's guide to ensuring your children grow up with a respect for their religion

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September 22, 2022 09:22

385848 20: Actors, left to right, Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing, Courteney Cox Arquette as Monica Geller and David Schwimmer as Ross Geller star in NBC's comedy series "Friends" episode "The One with the Holiday Armadillo." In this corner, hailing from the north pole Santa Claus. In this corner, hailing from Texas the Holiday Armadillo. (Photo by Warner Bros. Television)

There's a lot of truth in the stereotype that all Jews are funny

Why are so many Jews comedians, given how relatively few of us there are?

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August 25, 2022 10:50

There's a lot of truth in the stereotype that all Jews are funny

Jeremy Corbyn as Mayor of London, best idea ever

The former Labour leader is allegedly being urged to run for City Hall

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July 28, 2022 13:07

Jeremy Corbyn as Mayor of London, best idea ever

When I had my abortion in America, it was a profoundly Jewish decision

We Jews have a strikingly practical approach to life

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June 30, 2022 10:15

A supporter of pro-choise holds a sign reading "My Uterus My Right" as activists protest outside the Planned Parenthood Reproductive Health Services Center after the overturning of Roe Vs. Wade by the US Supreme Court, in St. Louis, Missouri on June 24, 2022. - The US Supreme Court on Friday struck down the right to abortion in a seismic ruling that shredded five decades of constitutional protections and prompted several right-leaning states to impose immediate bans on the procedure. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

Jennifer Grey's nose job is a cautionary tale about Jewish assimilation

Only Jewish women who don’t have classic Jewish features are seen as desirable

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June 1, 2022 09:14

Jennifer Grey's nose job is a cautionary tale about Jewish assimilation

My Dirty confession

I was literally a child in America throughout the ’80s, which means that I spent that entire decade wishing I was a teenager.

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May 21, 2015 16:19

My Dirty confession

Now goy girls want Jewish men

Hadley Freeman explores how everyone wants to be Jewish

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February 26, 2009 12:06

Now goy girls want Jewish men

Is it safe to be American again?

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January 22, 2009 11:00

Festival of lights is a festival-lite

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December 18, 2008 12:08

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