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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.

Zohar (Naomi Levov), Ron (Niv Majar) and Amit (Ben Yosipovich) are neurodiverse young adults sharing an apartment in “On the Spectrum.” 
Posted inTV & Film

Israeli drama ‘On the Spectrum’ is a portrait of neurodiversity, even if the actors aren’t

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz April 23, 2021April 26, 2021
Adam Neumann speaks at a WeWork event at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, Jan. 9, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Michael Kovac-Getty Images for WeWork)
Posted inFilm

Hulu’s new ‘WeWork’ documentary hits me where I worked

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz April 12, 2021April 14, 2021
(From left) Shira Haas, Doval'e Glickman and Michael Aloni in season 3 of "Shtisel." (Photo/JTA-Ohad Romano)
Posted inTV & Film

Long-awaited ‘Shtisel’ season 3 brings more faith, grief, family to its global fan base

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz March 24, 2021March 29, 2021
Nadia Tereszkiewicz in "Possessions," a French and Israeli series now streaming on HBO Max.
Posted inTV & Film

Death, marriage and immigration in French-Israeli series ‘Possessions,’ now streaming in US

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz February 8, 2021February 14, 2021
(From left) Shira Haas, Doval'e Glickman and Michael Aloni in season 3 of "Shtisel." (Photo/JTA-Ohad Romano)
Posted inTV & Film

Why non-Jews around the world love ‘Shtisel,’ in their own words

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz and JTA December 21, 2020December 21, 2020
a scared young soldier crouches behind a rock holding a machine gun
Posted inTV & Film

Big budget, small human stories: ‘Valley of Tears’ tackles Yom Kippur War

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz November 9, 2020November 9, 2020
Tim Downie (right) as Paul Green interviewing a nursing home resident (Freddie Davies) in “The Jewish Enquirer.”
Posted inCulture

Jewish journalism gets the British sitcom treatment in ‘Jewish Enquirer’

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz September 10, 2020September 14, 2020
From the poster for the new Israeli TV docuseries "Iron Dome."
Posted inTV

‘Iron Dome’ docuseries shows political and personal cost of a secure Israel

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz September 2, 2020September 2, 2020
Seth Rogen as Herschel Greenbaum in “An American Pickle.” (Photo/HBO Max)
Posted inFilm

Very Jewish ‘American Pickle’ is sweet, sour and surreal

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz August 10, 2020August 10, 2020
a boy and a woman, both wearing T-shirts that say "Yo Semite"
Posted inNews

Bay Area local’s ‘Yo Semite’ T-shirt back in spotlight following Trump mispronunciation

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz August 5, 2020August 5, 2020

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