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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.

Cover art from the "Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" edition of the classic Maxwell House haggadah
Posted inTV & Film

Pop culture can enrich the seder, but the Mrs. Maisel haggadah is a gimmick

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz April 11, 2019April 11, 2019
(From left) Anastasia Fein as Tania, Tzion Baruch as Juda and Amos Tamam as Asher in the Israeli vampire TV show "Juda" (Photo/ Banijay Rights)
Posted inTV & Film

‘Juda’ is an Israeli vampire show you’ll want to sink your teeth into

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz March 18, 2019
Rachel Bloom and Patti Lupone in "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend)
Posted inTV & Film

Four key Jewish moments from ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz March 11, 2019March 11, 2019
Natasha Lyonne in "Russian Doll"
Posted inTV & Film

The Jewish threads looped through Netflix’s ‘Russian Doll’

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz February 13, 2019
four men with guns stand in a forest looking very dramatic
Posted inUncategorized

Israeli intensity on Netflix — more comedy, please

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz January 18, 2019January 18, 2019
three men (one young, two older) in black hat Haredi outfits, and two modestly dressed young women
Posted inTV

Hit Israeli TV show ‘Shtisel’ pushes haredi community boundaries

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz January 14, 2019January 22, 2019
A woman in a black bodysuit with a red bat emblem on the chest crouches and aims a gun
Posted inTV

What do we expect Jews to look like on TV?

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz December 19, 2018December 19, 2018
a young woman in period 50s clothing smiling at a microphone
Posted inCulture

In new season of ‘Mrs. Maisel,’ independence is contagious

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz December 11, 2018December 11, 2018
At The Well brings circles of women together around Rosh Hodesh, the start of the new Jewish month, to connect with each other and tradition. (Photo/Sophie Pechner)
Posted inReligion

Monthly gatherings connect women with sacred cycles, and each other

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz September 4, 2018September 4, 2018
ROI Summit 2018 participants in a summit workshop (Photo/Chen Wagshall)
Posted inNews

Bay Area innovators mingle with global peers at Jerusalem summit

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz August 6, 2018August 7, 2018

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