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Assi Cohen (let) and Dana Modan star in the Israeli comedy series “Significant Other.” (Photo/Courtesy ChaiFlicks)
Posted inTV & Film

Israel’s ‘best comedy’ arrives in America — with honesty, nihilism and subtitles

by Simi Horowitz and Forward November 7, 2022
Poet Jake Marmer (right) recites his poetry at LABA's DRUNK event at the JCC East Bay in Berkeley, Nov. 23, 2019, accompanied by guitarist John Schott. (Photo/Pete Rosos)
Posted inCulture

Jewish culture laboratory LABA gets a new home at the Firehouse in S.F.

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten November 3, 2022June 25, 2024
Josh Gondelman in his comedy special, "People Pleaser."
Posted inOn Stage

‘Nice guy’ comedian Josh Gondelman brings shtick to S.F. on Friday

by Dan Pine November 1, 2022November 1, 2022
Brennon Lemieux (left) and Alexa Alfia, engaged at first sight on "Love Is Blind." (Photo/Courtesy Netflix)
Posted inTV

Viewers love Jewish ‘Love is Blind’ contestant’s confidence — but not her background

Mira Fox by Mira Fox and Forward November 1, 2022November 1, 2022
Cate Blanchett plays a conductor role in the new film "Tár." (Photo/Focus Features)
Posted inCulture

Inside the surprisingly Jewish world of ‘Tár,’ the new movie about classical music that’s garnering awards buzz

by Andrew Lapin and JTA October 31, 2022October 31, 2022
(Photo/Rich Fury-VF20-Getty Images for Vanity Fair; Design/JTA-Mollie Suss)
Posted inCulture

‘How are you supposed to enjoy music by somebody that hates you?’: Jewish fans press pause on Ye’s songs

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten and JTA October 28, 2022
Acclaimed director and cinematographer Milos Forman is the subject of "Forman vs. Forman," a documentary showing at the California Independent Film Festival.
Posted inCulture

Films about Jews, plus a ‘Grease’ sing-along, at California Independent Film Fest

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten October 27, 2022November 2, 2022
Audrey Glickman, a survivor of the 2018 Tree of Life synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh, blows the shofar outside the building in the HBO documentary "A Tree of Life." (Photo/Courtesy HBO)
Posted inCulture

HBO’s documentary on the Tree of Life synagogue shooting arrives as the nation’s eyes are back on antisemitism

by Andrew Lapin and JTA October 27, 2022
"Para Humber" by Miguel Arzabe is currently on display at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco.
Posted inCulture

Woven artwork at CJM speaks to our broken world

Anthony Mordechai Tzvi Russell by Anthony Mordechai Tzvi Russell October 26, 2022January 3, 2023
Angelique Cabral as Becca Winograd-Diaz (left) and Rosa Salazar as Alma Winograd-Diaz in 'Undone.' (Photo/Courtesy Prime Video)
Posted inTV & Film

‘Undone’ imagines reversing intergenerational trauma in a Mexican-Jewish-American family

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz October 24, 2022October 25, 2022

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