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Oscar Isaac as Marc Spector in a very Jewish episode of "Moon Knight.
(Photo/Marvel Studios-Gabor Kotschy)
Posted inTV & Film

The slowly emerging Jewish identity of Moon Knight 

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz May 4, 2022May 4, 2022
The exterior of the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh in the days after a white supremacist murdered 11 people during Shabbat services in October 2018.
(Still from "Repairing the World")
Posted inFilm

Oakland anti-hate filmmakers train lens on Tree of Life synagogue massacre

by Sue Fishkoff May 2, 2022July 12, 2022
screenshot from "Ridley Road": a tall balding man, holds a blond woman's hand as they run through a crowd
Posted inTV

In PBS’ gripping series ‘Ridley Road,’ a Jewish woman infiltrates British neo-Nazis in 1962

by Andrew Lapin and JTA May 2, 2022May 2, 2022
The Gravlabs menorah bong was the impetus for the exhibit on Jews and cannabis. (Photo/YIVO Archives)
Posted inBay Area

‘Am Yisrael High’: Jewish cannabis connection examined in Berkeley

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 29, 2022April 29, 2022
Lara Downes is a professional pianist and host of an evening program on Classical KDFC 90.3. (Photo/Matt Barrett)
Posted inCulture

Classical ambassador: Pianist and radio host Lara Downes is on a mission to celebrate Black composers

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten April 29, 2022May 17, 2022
Ethiopian Israeli musician Gili Yalo will perform at the Krakow’s Jewish Culture Festival Pop-Up. (Photo/Michael Topyol)
Posted inMusic

Krakow Jewish Culture Fest comes to Golden Gate Park, featuring Gili Yalo, Happie Hoffman, Jeremiah Lockwood

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten April 28, 2022April 29, 2022
Ben Foster as Harry Haft, a Holocaust survivor who becomes a professional boxer, in HBO’s “The Survivor.” (Photo/JTA-Jessica Kourkounis-HBO)
Posted inFilm

Ben Foster pulls no punches playing a Holocaust-survivor-turned-boxer in HBO’s new movie

by Andrew Lapin and JTA April 26, 2022
Amos Gitai in Paris in 2019 (Photo/Transfuge magazine-Laura Stevens)
Posted inFilm

Once censored, Israeli filmmaker Amos Gitai’s ‘House’ finds a home at Stanford

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene April 25, 2022April 29, 2022
Fans watch the Utah Jazz play the Memphis Grizzlies in a 2021 playoff game at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City, May 23, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Alex Goodlett-Getty Images)
Posted inSports

Why do the Utah Jazz, in the Mormon capital, play ‘Hava Nagila’ after wins?

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten and JTA April 25, 2022April 25, 2022
A.J. Jacobs shows off "Jacob's Ladder," a custom puzzle that would take until the end of the known universe to complete. (Screenshot/Forward-Zoom)
Posted inBooks

A.J. Jacobs on Jews, puzzles and how Sondheim changed American crosswords forever

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar and Forward April 22, 2022

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