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Elliot Glazer and Judy Gold in an episode of "2 Jews Choose."
Posted inComedy

‘Jewish or goyish’ makes comeback in web series ‘2 Jews Choose’

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz August 8, 2022August 9, 2022
Steve Carell plays a therapist named Alan Strauss in the FX series "The Patient."
Posted inTV & Film

Creators of Hulu’s ‘The Patient’ defend casting Steve Carell as Jewish therapist in latest ‘Jewface’ flare-up

Caleb A. Guedes-Reed by Caleb Guedes-Reed and Forward August 5, 2022August 5, 2022
In Walter Tejblum’s "Shalom Taiwan," a rabbi takes drastic measures to save his synagogue from financial ruin. (Photo/Forward-Courtesy Outsider Pictures)
Posted inTV & Film

From Argentina, a surprisingly delightful movie about a rabbi in Taiwan

by Simi Horowitz and Forward August 3, 2022August 3, 2022
Michael Twitty is the author and historian behind the books "Cooking Gene" and "Koshersoul." (Photo/Bret Harman)
Posted inUncategorized

Culinary historian and ‘Koshersoul’ author Michael Twitty coming to JCCSF

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten August 2, 2022August 15, 2022
Eugenio Pacelli’s coronation as Pope Pius XII on March 12, 1939.
Posted inBooks

‘The Pope at War’: A new book explains Pius XII’s silence during the Shoah — but does not excuse it

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar and Forward August 2, 2022August 2, 2022
"Yosi, the Regretful Spy" tells the story of an Argentine intelligence officer's undercover mission into the Jewish community of Buenos Aires and the conspiracy he uncovers. (Photo/Courtesy Amazon Prime Video)
Posted inTV & Film

The real story behind ‘Yosi, the Regretful Spy,’ the Amazon drama about terror and espionage in Argentina’s Jewish community

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg and JTA August 1, 2022August 1, 2022
Josh Lambert is the author of "The Literary Mafia."
Posted inBooks

What was the Jewish ‘literary mafia’? A new book explores a common myth of postwar publishing

by Andrew Lapin and JTA July 29, 2022
Elie Kligman high fives with a child at Congregation Emek Beracha's event at Greer Park in Palo Alto, July 25, 2022.
(Photo/Gabe Fisher)
Posted inSports

Orthodox ballplayer Elie Kligman brings his A game to Palo Alto synagogue kids

Gabe Fisher by Gabe Fisher July 28, 2022July 29, 2022
Hitler marionette and assorted marionette heads created by Isidore (Mike) and Frances Oznowicz, now on display at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco. (Photo/CJM-Jason Madella)
Posted inArt

Once buried in Europe, a Hitler puppet stashed in Frank Oz’s Oakland attic is now on display at CJM

by Dan Pine July 28, 2022August 3, 2022
Praying before a meal in “Under the Banner of Heaven.” (Photo/Courtesy FX)
Posted inTV

Mormonism and Judaism are dominating television. Is that good for representation?

Mira Fox by Mira Fox and Forward July 28, 2022

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