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Judy Gumbo is the author of “Yippie Girl: Exploits in Protest and Defeating the FBI.” (Photo/Gary Goldberg)
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‘Yippie Girl’: In memoir, Judy Gumbo writes about 1960s Jewish activists, the Chicago 7 and defeating the FBI

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten July 19, 2022July 20, 2022
From the cover of “The Flying Camel: Essays on Identity by Women of North African and Middle Eastern Jewish Heritage” edited by Loolwa Khazzoom
Posted inBooks

JFK, polyamory, Jewish noir and more: New books by local Jewish authors appeal to diverse readers

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten July 18, 2022May 25, 2023
Jewish and trans actor Zach Barack voices Barney (right) in “Dead End: Paranormal Park.” (Photo/Forward-Courtesy Netflix)
Posted inTV & Film

How Netflix’s new Jewish protagonist is breaking ground for trans teens

by Eric Schulmiller and Forward July 18, 2022July 28, 2022
(From left) Michelle Uranowitz, Damien Lemon and Sarah Baskin in 'Minyan Duty.'
Posted inCulture

‘Minyan Duty’ short film broaches topic of race … with nothing to say

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten July 15, 2022July 25, 2022
Audience members jump up to dance during a concert at Yidstock. (Photo/Forward-Ben Barnhart)
Posted inUncategorized

At a Yiddish music festival in bucolic Massachusetts, tradition is everything — and nothing

by Irene Katz Connelly and Forward July 14, 2022July 14, 2022
Judith Berlowitz is the author of "Home So Far Away," a novel inspired by an ancestor who served as a battlefield nurse in the Spanish Civil War.
Posted inBooks

‘Home So Far Away’: Retired Mills College professor Judith Berlowitz’s novel honors battlefield nurse ancestor

by Dan Pine July 14, 2022July 20, 2022
David Strathairn as Jan Karski in "Remember This," which premieres July 24 as part of the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival. (Photo/Jeff Hutchens)
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S.F. Jewish Film Fest: David Strathairn delivers ‘tour de force’ performance in austere ‘Remember This’

by Dan Pine July 13, 2022July 25, 2022
close up photo of an Emmy Award
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Julia Garner’s dual nominations and Levinson clan kudos promise a pretty Jewish Emmys

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar and Forward July 12, 2022July 13, 2022
Carmel Tanaka meets with Bay Area Jewpanese families participating in her oral history project: (from left) Daniel Raskin, Kayoko Yokoyama, Tanaka, Kristin Eriko Posner and Bryan Posner. (Photo/Courtesy Tanaka)
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Growing ‘Jewpanese’ identity comes through in new oral history project

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss July 12, 2022July 13, 2022
an illustration of a tall hotel flanked by palm trees, with a dumpster in front
Posted inOff the Shelf

Looking for a case to crack? Try these new Jewish-themed mystery novels

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman July 12, 2022July 20, 2022

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