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Jim Caviezel (right) stars in "Sound of Freedom," a surprise summer blockbuster that plays into antisemitism QAnon conspiracies.
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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)
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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
San Francisco Jewish Film Festival co-directors Deborah Kaufman and Janis Plotkin in 1991 on the balcony of the Castro Theatre. (Photo/File)
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Wilder, Abzug, Vishniac: How we covered S.F. Jewish Film Fest headliners over the years

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky July 14, 2023July 14, 2023
Helen Mirren and co-star Lior Ashkenazi (left) attend a press conference ahead of the Israeli premiere of the movie "Golda" in Jerusalem on July 13, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Yonatan Sindel-Flash90)
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Helen Mirren plays Golda Meir in a new film. The two are also (kind of) related.

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer July 13, 2023July 13, 2023
a young woman holds up american and israeli flags made from construction paper
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Were young American Jews lied to about Israel? A new documentary says yes

Mira Fox by Mira Fox July 12, 2023July 14, 2023
Filmmaker Ralph Arlyck's "I Like it Here" is screening as part of the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival.
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‘I Like It Here’: In S.F. Jewish Film Fest gem, an aging filmmaker reflects on mortality 

Leslie Katz by Leslie Katz July 11, 2023August 4, 2023
Jonah Hill in "You People"
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Jonah Hill’s therapy-speak exposes the dark side of the Nice Jewish Boy

Mira Fox by Mira Fox July 11, 2023July 11, 2023
Kit Vincent's father, Lawrence, at synagogue. Their story is told in the film "Red Herring," screening as part of the 2023 San Francisco Jewish Film Festival. (Photo/Courtesy Kit Vincent)
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In ‘Red Herring,’ a son’s terminal diagnosis leads to a father’s new life as a Jew

Leslie Katz by Leslie Katz July 10, 2023July 10, 2023
Ruth Handler holds a Barbie that was created for the doll's 40th anniversary in 1999. (Photo/JTA-Jeff Christensen-Getty Images)
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Is Barbie Jewish? The complex Jewish history of the doll, explained.

Shira Li Bartov by Shira Li Bartov July 10, 2023July 10, 2023

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