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Sacha Baron Cohen as Eli Cohen in "The Spy"
Posted inFilm

Netflix’s story of famous Israeli spy pales in comparison with ’87 movie

by Lenore Richman Roland September 17, 2020September 17, 2020
two old woman with short white hair pose together smiling
Posted inTV & Film

Documentary tells story of Sacramento couple’s forbidden gay military romance

Elissa Einhorn by Elissa Einhorn September 16, 2020September 17, 2020
Doja Cat attends the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards broadcast on Aug. 30, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Frazer Harrison-Getty Images for RCA)
Posted inUncategorized

Itzhak Perlman is 75; Jake Gyllenhaal teams up with Russ & Daughters; Leonard Cohen’s estate objects to RNC; and more

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky September 1, 2020September 1, 2020
“The Art of Waiting,” an Israeli film about a couple struggling to get pregnant, will screen online as part of the Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival.
Posted inTV & Film

Streaming services open up a world of Jewish stories

Brandon Schuster by Brandon Schuster August 26, 2020
black and white image of an enormous crowd. some people are holding up a banner that says "their fight is our fight"
Posted inTV & Film

Silicon Valley Jewish film fest opens in your living room with doc about Black-Jewish relations

Laura Pall by Laura Paull August 19, 2020
Maya Rudolph as Kamala Harris in an "SNL" sendup of a 2019 Democratic presidential primary debate.
Posted inCelebrity Jews

Yosemite Sam, née Rosenbaum; Maya Rudolph for VP; ‘Dirty Dancing’ dances again; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky August 18, 2020
A screenshot from ChaiFlicks, a Jewish-themed streaming platform.
Posted inFilm

ChaiFlicks, the ‘Jewish Netflix,’ launches with 150 movies and TV series

by Stephen Silver and JTA August 12, 2020
Seth Rogen as Herschel Greenbaum in “An American Pickle.” (Photo/HBO Max)
Posted inFilm

Very Jewish ‘American Pickle’ is sweet, sour and surreal

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz August 10, 2020August 10, 2020
Raphael Bob-Waksberg, creator of "BoJack Horseman" (Photo/Courtesy of Netflix)
Posted inCelebrity Jews

Jewish Emmy noms; Rogen stirs the pot; Zelensky endorses Joaquin Phoenix film to save hostages; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky July 31, 2020August 5, 2020
Actor Jeff Goldblum at the 2019 Phoenix Fan Fusion convention.
Posted inColumns

Jeff Goldblum ‘Barks on Broadway’; Notorious RBG won’t give up; a new ‘Brave New World’; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky July 22, 2020June 4, 2021

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