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Judy Blume reads letters from young readers in "Judy Blume Forever." (Photo/Courtesy Prime Video)
Posted inFilm

‘Judy Blume Forever’: New doc proves iconic author has always been a mensch

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent April 27, 2023April 27, 2023
Scott Gerber, a Jewish rancher and musician in Petaluma, appears in "Jews of the Wild West." (Photo/Electric Yolk Media)
Posted inFilm

‘Jews of the Wild West,’ set to air on KQEH, tips hat to ‘Girl Rabbi’ from S.F.

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten April 21, 2023April 24, 2023
Armen Nahapetian as a young Beau and Zoe Lister-Jones as a young Mona in "Beau Is Afraid." (Photo/Courtesy of A24)
Posted inFilm

‘Beau Is Afraid’ isn’t Jewish ‘Lord of the Rings’ — it’s way worse

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar and Forward April 19, 2023
Survivor David Wisnia and his pianist grandson Avi in a scene from “How Saba Kept Singing,” a documentary airing on PBS on April 18. (Photo/JTA-Retro Report)
Posted inYom HaShoah

Can a Holocaust documentary have a happy ending? Should it?

by Andrew Silow-Carroll and JTA April 17, 2023
Abraham Sutzkever
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‘Who Will Remain?’ Filmmaker’s ode to legendary Yiddish poet to screen in Palo Alto

by Alix Wall April 11, 2023April 12, 2023
Deborah Kaufman is the author of the "Flower Child Noir."
Posted inCulture

‘Flower Child Noir’: Berkeley filmmaker Deborah Kaufman pens a ‘poetry-memoir’

by Patricia Corrigan March 23, 2023March 23, 2023
a collage of different cover art for "Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret" from over the years
Posted inBooks

How Judy Blume’s ‘Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret’ broke taboos around interfaith marriage

Emily Schneider by Emily Schneider and JTA March 21, 2023
Adam Sandler as a New York jeweler in “Uncut Gems.” (Photo/Courtesy A24)
Posted inComedy

What does Adam Sandler’s Mark Twain Prize say about (Jewish) American humor?

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar and Forward March 15, 2023March 15, 2023
David Strathairn as Jan Karski in "Remember This." (Photo/Jeff Hutchens)
Posted inTV & Film

David Strathairn’s Holocaust movie ‘Remember This,’ which premiered at SFJFF, now on PBS

by Linda Buchwald and JTA March 13, 2023
A family of six — a white woman, a Black man, and a gaggle of kids — pose for a portrait
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‘BrownWhite’: Biracial Israeli children talk about being ‘half and half’ in Sacramento Jewish Film Fest doc

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten March 13, 2023March 16, 2023

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