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Maggie Gyllenhaal Just Learned Her Real First Name—And It’s Super-Jewish

Maggie Gyllenhaal Just Learned Her Real First Name—And It’s Super-Jewish
By August 7, 2014

Everyone in her family just forgot about it for 35 years, is all. Read More

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Julie and Yulia: One Immigrant’s Name is as Complicated—and Enriching—as Her Identity

Julie and Yulia: One Immigrant’s Name is as Complicated—and Enriching—as Her Identity
By June 6, 2014

On becoming Russian in America. Read More

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Irish Name, Jewish Person

Irish Name, Jewish Person
By January 27, 2011

Meet Tara Dublin. She’s Jewish, not Irish. Yes she’s quite aware that her name sounds like a character from “Darby O’Gill and the Little People.” Read More

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