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Jennieke Cohen is the author of the new historical novel “My Fine Fellow: A Delicious Entanglement.”
Posted inBooks

Author Jennieke Cohen draws on her Filipina-Jewish heritage in new take on ‘My Fair Lady’

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten January 31, 2022February 1, 2022
The Academy of Motion Pictures Museum in Los Angeles (Photo/Courtesy)
Posted inCalifornia

After excluding Jews, Academy of Motion Pictures museum changes course

Sharon Rosen Leib by Sharon Rosen Leib and Forward January 31, 2022January 31, 2022
School board members in McMinn County, Tennessee, objected to Art Spiegelman's "Maus" because of its language and images. (Photo/JTA-Philissa Cramer)
Posted inBooks

In Tennessee, iconic Holocaust graphic novel ‘Maus’ is latest victim of conservative curriculum wars

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA January 27, 2022
Wallace Shawn and Elena Anaya in "Rifkin's Festival," directed by Woody Allen.
Posted inCulture

Is ‘Rifkin’s Festival’ Woody Allen’s love letter to cinema — or something more cynical?

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar and Forward January 26, 2022January 26, 2022
(Meduyeket/James Conway/JTA Collage by Grace Yagel)
Posted inGames

Does Wordle have you ‘farblundget’? Try these Hebrew and Yiddish versions.

by Michelle Krasovitski and JTA January 25, 2022January 25, 2022
Josh Rawitch is the eighth president of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. (Photos/JTA - Rawitch by Milo Stewart Jr.; Hall of Fame by John Greim-LightRocket via Getty Images)
Posted inCalifornia

For the new Jewish president of the Baseball Hall of Fame, it’s all about tradition

Jacob Gurvis by Jacob Gurvis and JTA January 21, 2022
From "Camp Confidential: America's Secret Nazis"
Posted inFilm

How the U.S. wined and dined Nazis, then destroyed the evidence, in Netflix doc

Mira Fox by Mira Fox and Forward January 20, 2022January 20, 2022
"The Netanyahus," "A Play for the End of the World," "People Love Dead Jews" and Dvora Hacohen’s biography of Hadassah founder Henriette Szold are among the winners of the 2021 National Jewish Book Awards.
Posted inBooks

Local writers Helene Wecker and Nathaniel Deutsch win 2021 National Jewish Book Awards

by JTA and J. Staff January 20, 2022January 20, 2022
covers of the seven books details in the article
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New books from local authors touch on big tech, parenting, dating and more

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten January 19, 2022May 25, 2023
Eric André plays a megachurch pastor in the new season "The Righteous Gemstones." (Photo/Ryan Green-HBO)
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Eric André joins ‘Righteous Gemstones’; Judge Judy gets generous; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky January 18, 2022January 19, 2022

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