Culture Topol, Israeli actor known for Tevye in ‘Fiddler,’ dies at 87 Chaim Topol won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of an immigrant to Israel, stepped off the stage in London to fight for his country and had his sketches… By Philissa Cramer, JTA Mar 9, 2023
Theater ‘Satchmo at the Waldorf’: Play probes Black jazz great’s Jewish ties About halfway through “Satchmo at the Waldorf,” a sharp and engrossing play about Louis Armstrong, the actor playing Armstrong at The Stage in San Jose… By Andrew Esensten Feb 10, 2023
Theater ‘JUSTICE’: Marin musical spotlights a singing Ruth Bader Ginsburg At her 1993 Supreme Court confirmation hearing, Ruth Bader Ginsburg made clear that her Jewish and American identities were intertwined. She noted that… By Sarah Rosen Feb 1, 2023
TV Miriam Haart is ‘trying to get women to believe in themselves’ Miriam Haart took her first step outside of her Orthodox community during a birthday trip to Paris a few years ago. It was a Friday night, and she broke… By Lillian Ilsley-Greene Jan 24, 2023
Theater It's Passover in January on stage in Mountain View Passover is coming early in 2023. So early that the first seder is taking place just a few weeks after Hanukkah — on a local stage, that is. “In Every… By Andrew Esensten Dec 29, 2022
Talking With ... Q&A: She picked up City Arts & Lectures where her mom left off One could safely say that Kate Goldstein-Breyer followed in her mother’s footsteps. Goldstein-Breyer, 43, is co-executive director of City Arts &… By Liz Harris Dec 29, 2022
Comedy Jewish comedy is thriving, even as antisemitism rocks pop culture Two weeks after a Trump-supporting heckler threw a beer can at Ariel Elias at a club in New Jersey over her politics, the Jewish comedian’s fortunes took… By Jackie Hajdenberg, JTA Nov 30, 2022
Comedy Kung Pao Kosher Comedy marks 30 years of Jewish Christmas in S.F. ’Twas the night before Christmas in 1993, and all through the Four Seas Chinese restaurant, hundreds of Jews were stirring — and laughing their tuchuses… By Dan Pine Nov 29, 2022
Dance Mexican Jewish brothers reunite in S.F. Ballet’s ‘Nutcracker’ When Esteban Hernández was a student at the Royal Ballet School in London, he spent his winter breaks visiting his older brother, Isaac, who was already a… By Stav Ziv Nov 23, 2022