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Herschel (right, Richard Aiello) and Shmuel (Evan Sokol) in “The Unveiling” (Photo/A. Lerner)
Posted inCulture

Holocaust survivor haunted by his past in new play

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 4, 2017March 23, 2018
Petty on stage in a leather vest playing guitar
Posted inCulture

When Tom Petty hung out with an Orthodox rock band in Israel

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman October 4, 2017October 3, 2017
Promotional art for Jewish Circle Theatre's "Lysistrata 2000"
Posted inCulture

Jewish Circle Theatre presents ‘Lysistrata 2000’

by J. Staff October 3, 2017March 23, 2018
Roger Grunwald rehearses for “The Obligation.” (Photo/Maya Mirsky)
Posted inCulture

One man’s ‘Obligation’ to recount the painful truths of the Holocaust

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 2, 2017March 23, 2018
Debórah Eliezer in “(dis)Place[d]” (Photo/Ben Yalom)
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One-woman play recalls dad’s life in Jewish Baghdad

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 1, 2017March 23, 2018
Sasha Gayle-Schneider of Oakland on the set of the new season of "Transparent," which is set in Israel. (Photo/Courtesy Sasha Gayle-Schneider)
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A queer Jew’s moment of fame on TV’s queerest, most Jewish show

Alix Wall by Alix Wall September 27, 2017March 23, 2018
Gal Gadot at the premiere of “Wonder Woman,” May 25, 2017 (Photo/JTA-Frazer Harrison-Getty Images)
Posted inCulture

Gal Gadot to host ‘SNL’

by JTA September 26, 2017March 23, 2018
From Hannah Rothstein's "National Parks 2050" series
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This viral artist envisions climate change-ravaged National Parks, ca. 2050

Alix Wall by Alix Wall September 26, 2017September 25, 2017
“Casting Call for Cautionary Tales” by M. Louise Stanley is part of the Contemporary Jewish Museum's “Jewish Folktales Retold: Artist as Maggid” exhibit.
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These artists put a new spin on old folktales in ‘Artist as Maggid’ at CJM

Laura Pall by Laura Paull September 25, 2017
A scene from the documentary "On the Banks of the Tigris"
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Sonoma County Jewish film fest’s 22nd run features Jewish influences in Iraqi music

by J. Staff September 22, 2017March 23, 2018

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