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Ariana DeBose as Anita and David Alvarez as Bernardo in the 2021 version of "West Side Story." (Photo/JTA-Niko Tavernise-20th Century Studios)
Posted inCulture

Jews were the creative forces behind ‘West Side Story’ decades ago and today. Should they be?

by Jordyn Haime and JTA December 10, 2021
Mel Gibson, unrepentant antisemite. (Photo/Forward-Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

The prickly reason Mel Gibson will never be cancelled

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar and Forward December 9, 2021
Alan Haim (left) and Cooper Hoffman in "Licorice Pizza"
Posted inCulture

Gabby Giffords has bat mitzvah; Jewish Grammy nominees; Haim goes to the movies; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky December 7, 2021December 8, 2021
(Photo/Forward-Emma McIntyre-Getty)
Posted inBooks

Mel Brooks’ memoir is 500 pages on his favorite subject — himself

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar and Forward November 30, 2021
Dean Stockwell in his iconic role as Al in "Quantum Leap." (Photo/NBC Universal)
Posted inFilm

How Dean Stockwell, dead at 85, fought antisemitism and inspired Jewish moviegoers

by Benjamin Ivry and Forward November 10, 2021
Brian Epstein riding a horse at his 30th birthday party. (Photo/JTA-Ron Joy-Belle Schwartz Estate)
Posted inCelebrity Jews

Brian Epstein gets a statue; Omar Sharif goes to Israel; Scarlett Johansson settles with Disney; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky November 10, 2021November 10, 2021
(Illustration/Forward-Nikki Casey)
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I went 26 years without watching ‘Fiddler on the Roof.’ My first viewing was underwhelming — until it wasn’t

by Irene Katz Connelly and Forward November 4, 2021
Actor Kathryn Hahn as Rabbi Raquel Fein on “Transparent.” (Photo/Amazon Prime)
Posted inOpinion

No, Jewish characters do not need to be played by Jewish actors

by Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin and RNS November 4, 2021
Peter Stein’s official “Jeopardy!” portrait. (Photo/Courtesy Jeopardy! Productions)
Posted inTV & Film

Bay Area filmmaker Peter Stein smiles his way through ‘Jeopardy!’

by Sue Fishkoff October 29, 2021October 29, 2021
A shot of the golem and a little girl with a flower, seen here as it appears on the poster for "The Golem Rescored," was famously copied in the 1931 “Frankenstein” film.
Posted inCulture

Reanimating ‘The Golem,’ horror cinema’s century-old urtext, just in time for Halloween

David A.M. Wilensky
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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky October 28, 2021October 28, 2021

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