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Paul Kaye in "The Offering."
Posted inFilm

Do horror and Hasidism mix? A new film says yes

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar and Forward January 9, 2023January 9, 2023
David Duchovny as Arnold, Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Shelley, Jonah Hill (Writer-Producer) as Ezra, Lauren London as Amira, Eddie Murphy as Akbar, and Nia Long as Fatima in "You People." (Photo/Parrish Lewis-Netflix)
Posted inFilm

In Netflix’s ‘You People,’ Jonah Hill is a Jewish guy who finds love with a Farrakhan follower’s daughter

by Andrew Lapin and JTA January 6, 2023January 9, 2023
Photos of Herzl and Bibi side by side
Posted inNews

Q&A: Herzl’s biographer on what the founder of Zionism would make of Israel’s new government

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman January 5, 2023January 5, 2023
Members of the choirs of Temple Sinai of Oakland and St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Berkeley in Israel
Posted inMusic

Temple and church choirs sing across Israel on interfaith trip

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten January 3, 2023January 4, 2023
The Levi-Katz family holds a seder, from the Chicago production of "In Every Generation." (Photo/Liz Lauren)
Posted inCulture

Passover in January: ‘In Every Generation’ comes to Mountain View stage

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten December 29, 2022January 3, 2023
Kate Goldstein-Breyer "interviews" her daughter Annabel on stage at the Sydney Goldstein Theater before a City Arts & Lectures event.
Posted inTalking With ...

Q&A: She picked up City Arts & Lectures where her mom left off

by Liz Harris December 29, 2022
Inventor Eddy Goldfarb is the subject of "Eddy's World," a documentary  in the 2023 Legacy Film Festival on Aging.
Posted inTV & Film

Legacy Film Festival spotlights ups and downs of elderly Jews

by Liz Harris December 27, 2022December 30, 2022
A new podcast from the Shalom Hartman Institute follows ex-Orthodox Jews. (Graphic/Forward-Courtesy Shalom Hartman Institute)
Posted inUncategorized

New podcast changes narrative on Jews who leave the Hasidic world

Mira Fox by Mira Fox and Forward December 23, 2022
Covers of "ParshaNut" and "Dirshuni"
Posted inBooks

Unconventional Torah commentaries add valuable perspectives to the mix

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman December 22, 2022December 23, 2022
Rachel Brosnahan in the fourth season of "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel."
Posted inTV & Film

From Maisels to Bergsteins, Jews thrived on TV in 2022

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz December 21, 2022December 21, 2022

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