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Colman Domingo stars as Bayard Rustin, architect of the 1963 March on Washington, in the new film "Rustin." (Photo/Netflix)
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Civil rights icon Bayard Rustin, subject of Netflix biopic, was ally to Jews and Israel

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(From left) Writers and directors Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams and David Zucker attend the 30th Anniversary screening of "Airplane!" at the Walter Reade Theater on Aug. 9, 2010 in New York City. (Photo/JTA-Neilson Barnard-Getty Images)
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The Jewish team behind the classic comedy ‘Airplane!’ explains how it got off the ground

by Lenny Picker January 11, 2024January 11, 2024
In "Stay With Us," French Jewish comedian Gad Elmaleh takes on his real-life interest in Catholicism — and what his parents make of it.
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In a conversion comedy, France’s Jerry Seinfeld flirts with Catholicism

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar January 10, 2024
J. Smith-Cameron at the 81st Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan. 7, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo/JTA-Gilbert Flores-Golden Globes 2024 via Getty Images)
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Why some Golden Globes attendees wore yellow ribbon pins at the 2024 awards ceremony

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9 stories that defined our Jewish year in 2023 before Oct. 7

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Timothée Chalamet in "Wonka," now playing in theaters. (Photo/Warner Bros. Pictures)
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A Jewish guide to this winter’s biggest movies

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20 Jewish celebrities who died in 2023

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The Von Erich wrestling brothers, subjects of upcoming film ‘The Iron Claw,’ were huge in Israel

by Ami Eden December 15, 2023
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‘Schindler’s List’ is darker — and braver — than you may remember

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar December 14, 2023December 14, 2023
Jonathan Glazer’s film shows the idyllic country on the threshold of hell. (Photo/Courtesy A24)
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‘The Zone of Interest’ asks: Why would a family want to live at Auschwitz?

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