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a woman in a sparkly dress sings on stage
Posted inFilm

Disney+ doc traces Idina Menzel’s rise, from the bat mitzvah circuit to Broadway

by Stephen Silver and JTA December 12, 2022
(Photo illustration/Hey Alma-Avital Dayanim)
Posted inJewish Life

The weirdest Hanukkah gifts of 2022

by Evelyn Frick and Hey Alma December 9, 2022December 9, 2022
Players of games like the massively popular "Call of Duty" can often be subjected to "white supremacist ideologies" from other players, according to a new ADL report.
Posted inCulture

ADL: One in five adults is exposed to white supremacist ideologies while gaming

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky December 9, 2022December 12, 2022
covers of "Near Normal Man," "Rebecca of Salerno" and "Trial Lawyer"
Posted inBooks

New memoirs, novels and poetry collections from local Jewish authors

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten December 7, 2022May 24, 2023
Sarit Khen's glass Golden Gate Bridge menorah
Posted inReligion

Business burning bright for these Bay Area menorah makers

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss December 6, 2022December 7, 2022
Detail from "You Don’t Get to Know" by Terri Friedman, 2021. (Photo/Courtesy Friedman)
Posted inUncategorized

At CJM, a dense (and very pink) tapestry of joy and pain

by Merissa Nathan Gerson December 5, 2022January 3, 2023
Julia Haart at her desk. (Photo/Courtesy of Netflix)
Posted inTV & Film

They hate to see a girlboss getting divorced: ‘My Unorthodox Life’ is back

by Irene Katz Connelly and Forward December 2, 2022
John Boyne, author of the Holocaust novel "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" and its sequel "All the Broken Places." (Photos/JTA-Rich Gilligan-Courtesy of Penguin Random House)
Posted inBooks

The sequel to the Holocaust novel ‘Boy in the Striped Pajamas’ is here. Its author has no regrets.

by Andrew Lapin and JTA December 1, 2022
The current iteration of Kitka, whose 'Wintersong' repertoire will include some Jewish music. (Photo/Vincent Louis Carrella)
Posted inMusic

Klezmatics, Nefesh Mountain, ‘Jewish Christmas Spectacular’ and more Hanukkah-themed concerts

Andrew Gilbert by Andrew Gilbert December 1, 2022December 1, 2022
collage of several standup comedians
Posted inComedy

Deeply Jewish comedy is having a moment, even as antisemitism rocks pop culture

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg and JTA November 30, 2022

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