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Director William Friedkin at the 2017 Stiges Film Festival in Stiges, Spain. (Photo/Wikimedia-GuillemMedina CC BY-SA 4.0)
Posted inObituaries

How William Friedkin, a Jewish kid from Chicago, made us fear the Catholic devil

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar August 8, 2023
Paul Reubens as Pee-wee Herman in the 2016 movie "Pee-wee's Big Holiday."
Posted inObituaries

Paul Reubens, son of a founding Israeli Air Force pilot and father of Pee-wee Herman, dies at 70

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar July 31, 2023
Marnina Schon, a Berkeley-born member of SAG-AFTRA, picketing outside Netflix's Los Angeles office on July 26, 2023. (Photo/Darnell M. Johnson)
Posted inCalifornia

‘There’s no giving up’: Jewish voices from the Hollywood strikes

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten and Dan Pine July 26, 2023July 31, 2023
Varun Dhawan (left) and Janhvi Kapoor in a scene from "Bawaal" set at Auschwitz. (Photo/Amazon Prime)
Posted inCulture

In Amazon’s new Bollywood movie, a couple visits Auschwitz to heal their marriage

by Andrew Lapin July 26, 2023
Raggedy Ann filled Janet Silver Ghent with joy when she was a girl. But by the time she was a mom, it was tough to stave off Barbie. (Photo/wallpaperflare.com CC0)
Posted inSeniors

I couldn’t keep Barbie out of the house, but my son had a solution

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent July 25, 2023July 26, 2023
“Remembering Gene Wilder” was the opening film of the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival at the Castro Theater, July 20, 2023. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inFilm

PHOTOS: Applause for Gene Wilder and Hollywood strikes at SFJFF opening night

by J. Staff July 21, 2023July 21, 2023
Director Susan Stern and her daughter Nora playing with Barbies around the time "Barbie Nation: An Unauthorized Tour" came out 25 years ago. (Photo/Courtesy Stern)
Posted inLocal Voice

When I made a Barbie movie 25 years ago, I didn’t realize she (and I) were in a closet

Susan Stern by Susan Stern July 21, 2023July 21, 2023
Jim Caviezel (right) stars in "Sound of Freedom," a surprise summer blockbuster that plays into antisemitism QAnon conspiracies.
Posted inFilm

Surprise blockbuster ‘Sound of Freedom’ echoes antisemitic QAnon conspiracies

Shira Li Bartov by Shira Li Bartov July 21, 2023July 21, 2023
In a key scene in "Oppenheimer," the physicist embarrasses Strauss before the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, prompting Strauss’ crusade to humiliate Oppenheimer. (Photo/Courtesy NBC Universal)
Posted inFilm

At the core of ‘Oppenheimer,’ a debate about how to be Jewish

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar July 19, 2023
Rabbi Tamar Manasseh speaks at her ordination at Beth Shalom B'nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation in Chicago, July 2021. (Photo/Courtesy Brad Rothschild)
Posted inTV & Film

In ‘Rabbi on the Block,’ meet the first woman to become a Hebrew Israelite rabbi

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten July 17, 2023February 15, 2024

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