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Esther D. Kustanowitz

Esther D. Kustanowitz

Esther D. Kustanowitz wrote a TV column for J. She is based in Los Angeles and has been known to track #TVGoneJewy. Follow her on Twitter @EstherK.

Rachel Brosnahan in the fourth season of "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel."
Posted inTV & Film

From Maisels to Bergsteins, Jews thrived on TV in 2022

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz December 21, 2022December 21, 2022

With people returning to theaters and streaming content continuing to dominate entertainment, Jews on television and in film have had quite a year. (Just like Jews who are not on […]

Angelique Cabral as Becca Winograd-Diaz (left) and Rosa Salazar as Alma Winograd-Diaz in 'Undone.' (Photo/Courtesy Prime Video)
Posted inTV & Film

‘Undone’ imagines reversing intergenerational trauma in a Mexican-Jewish-American family

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz October 24, 2022October 25, 2022
Nathan Fielder in an episode of HBO's "The Rehearsal." (Photo/Courtesy HBO)
Posted inTV

How ‘The Rehearsal’ and ‘Rehearsals’ point the way to Yom Kippur

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz September 23, 2022September 28, 2022
Elliot Glazer and Judy Gold in an episode of "2 Jews Choose."
Posted inComedy

‘Jewish or goyish’ makes comeback in web series ‘2 Jews Choose’

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz August 8, 2022August 9, 2022
Glenn Close is a new addition to the second season of "Tehran."
Posted inCulture

Glenn Close joins a less exhilarating season 2 of hit Israeli series ‘Tehran’

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz June 14, 2022June 14, 2022
Oscar Isaac as Marc Spector in a very Jewish episode of "Moon Knight.
(Photo/Marvel Studios-Gabor Kotschy)
Posted inTV & Film

The slowly emerging Jewish identity of Moon Knight 

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz May 4, 2022May 4, 2022
Noa Koler (left) as store manager Shira and Keren Mor as cashier Kochava in "Checkout." (Photo/Shani Sadicario)
Posted inTV

Israeli sitcom ‘Checkout’ is slice-of-life inside a supermarket

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz March 15, 2022
Rachel Brosnahan in the fourth season of "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" (Photo/Amazon)
Posted inTV

Mrs. Maisel and her marvelous alternate reality

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz February 22, 2022March 1, 2022
Liev Schreiber as Ray Donovan in "Ray Donovan: The Movie." (Photo/Showtime)
Posted inTV & Film

Ray Donovan, the Irish fixer with a Jewish soul, gets his movie

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz January 11, 2022
Anneke von der Lippe as Alex (left) and Amos Tamam as Arik in "The Girl From Oslo." (Photo/Netflix)
Posted inTV

Searching for context after binging Israeli-Norwegian hostage drama ‘The Girl From Oslo’

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz December 29, 2021January 2, 2022

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