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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

By Hadley Freeman

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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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