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A scene from "SHTTL," which will be screened at both the East Bay International Jewish Film Festival and the Jewish Film Institute's WinterFest.
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East Bay Jewish film fest and JFI’s WinterFest bring dozens of movies to Bay Area

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten February 14, 2023January 29, 2024
the bagel report logo shows the hosts of the podcast illustrated as bagels, with a Hollywood-style sign behind them that says "The Bagel Report"
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‘You People’: A Bagel Report deep dive

Erin Ben-Moche and Esther D. Kustanowitz by The Bagels February 10, 2023February 10, 2023
Actors Alex Bakri and Juna Suleiman in a scene from "Let It Be Morning," directed by Eran Kolirin. (Photo/JTA-Courtesy Cohen Media Group)
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With ‘Let It Be Morning’ and ‘Cinema Sabaya,’ Israeli filmmakers are winning awards for portraying Palestinian stories

by Andrew Lapin and JTA February 8, 2023
Josephine Park and Sofie Gråbøl in “Attachment.” (Photo/Søren Kirkegaard)
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There’s now a queer, sexy contender in the Jewish horror movie boom

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar and Forward February 6, 2023February 6, 2023
Todd Shotz (right) with actor Rhea Perlman during the filming of "You People." (Photo/Courtesy Shotz)
Posted inTV & Film

The Judaism consultant for Netflix’s ‘You People’ talks about that Yom Kippur scene

Erin Ben-Moche and Esther D. Kustanowitz by The Bagels February 3, 2023February 6, 2023
the bagel report logo shows the hosts of the podcast illustrated as bagels, with a Hollywood-style sign behind them that says "The Bagel Report"
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Bagels on set: Talking ‘You People’ with its Jewish consultant Todd Shotz

Erin Ben-Moche and Esther D. Kustanowitz by The Bagels February 3, 2023February 3, 2023
Jonah HIll (left) as Ezra and Lauren London as Amira in "You People." (Photo/Parrish Lewis-Netflix)
Posted inTV & Film

‘You People’ is an unfunny step back for Black-Jewish relations

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten January 31, 2023February 1, 2023
(From left) Producer Kristie Macosko Krieger, director Steven Spielberg, Seth Rogen, Julia Butters, co-writer Tony Kushner, Keeley Karsten and Sophia Kopera on the set of "The Fabelmans." (Photo/JTA-Merie Weismiller Wallace-Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment)
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Spielberg’s ‘Fabelmans’ earns 7 Oscar nods, JFI’s Rosenblatt gets his second

by Andrew Lapin and JTA January 24, 2023January 24, 2023
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‘Hunters,’ Amazon’s Nazi-hunting romp, is back for season 2

Erin Ben-Moche and Esther D. Kustanowitz by The Bagels January 20, 2023January 31, 2023
the bagel report logo shows the hosts of the podcast illustrated as bagels, with a Hollywood-style sign behind them that says "The Bagel Report"
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Introducing J.’s first podcast, ‘The Bagel Report’

by J. Staff January 17, 2023January 18, 2023

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