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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.

"Santa Inc.," an eight-episode series on HBO Max, features the voices of Jewish comedians Sarah Silverman, as elf Candy Small (left) and Seth Rogen as Santa.
Posted inTV & Film

Silverman and Rogen’s ‘Santa Inc.’ brings raunch and activism to Christmas

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz December 16, 2021December 20, 2021
Paul Rudd (left) and Will Ferrell in "The Shrink Next Door."
Posted inTV & Film

Overanalyzing ‘The Shrink Next Door,’ Apple TV’s extremely Jewish new series

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz November 19, 2021November 19, 2021
Sean Mongoza as Gabriel in ChaiFlicks’ “Asylum City.” (Photo/Nati Levi)
Posted inTV & Film

African refugees in Israel, now actors, relive trauma in ‘Asylum City’

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz October 4, 2021October 5, 2021
Luke Evans (left) and Bobby Cannavale in "Nine Perfect Strangers." (Photo/Vince Valitutti-Hulu)
Posted inTV & Film

Spending the High Holidays with ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’ 

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz September 3, 2021September 3, 2021
Lior Raz as Segev Azulai in "Hit & Run." (Photo/Netflix)
Posted inTV & Film

‘Hit & Run’: Star and co-creator of ‘Fauda’ brings the action to New York in new series

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz August 9, 2021August 10, 2021
Loki (Tom Hiddleston) stands before the kisei kevodecha for judgment in the first episode of "Loki."
Posted inTV & Film

I am burdened with interpretive purpose: A Jewish lens on ‘Loki’

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz July 15, 2021August 4, 2021
Julia Haart in the Netflix reality series "My Unorthodox Life." (Photo/Netflix)
Posted inTV & Film

‘My Unorthodox Life’: Hasidic TV trend gets reality treatment

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz July 8, 2021July 14, 2021
Guri Alfi plays Detective Rami Davidi in "Black Space," an Israeli series now streaming on Netflix.
Posted inTV & Film

‘Black Space’: Exploring teenage darkness in Netflix’s latest Israeli series

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz June 16, 2021June 16, 2021
The gang assesses a counterfeit "dybbuk box" on the CW series "Nancy Drew." (Screenshot)
Posted inTV & Film

How TV has embraced dybbuks, golems and other Jewish lore

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz May 21, 2021
Photo of George Floyd attached to a fence
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First national Shabbaton conference for Jews of color to mark yahrzeit for George Floyd

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz, Asaf Elia-Shalev and JTA May 14, 2021

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