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Saul Bellow in 1976 (Photo/U.S. State Department)
Posted inUncategorized

Genius, jerk, misogynist, everyman — the many lives of Saul Bellow

by Julia M. Klein and Forward January 3, 2022January 3, 2022
Michael Levitin at a post-Occupy event in 2012.
Posted inBooks

10 years later, local journalist looks back on Occupy Wall Street’s impact

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky December 30, 2021January 4, 2022
Anneke von der Lippe as Alex (left) and Amos Tamam as Arik in "The Girl From Oslo." (Photo/Netflix)
Posted inTV

Searching for context after binging Israeli-Norwegian hostage drama ‘The Girl From Oslo’

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz December 29, 2021January 2, 2022
Posted inCulture

‘Fun fact’ about Steph Curry’s Hebrew tattoo makes a splash on Twitter

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten December 29, 2021September 18, 2022
Alana Haim and Cooper Hoffman in "Licorice Pizza"
Posted inFilm

In ‘Licorice Pizza,’ P.T. Anderson shows us what makes Jews — and Haim — unique

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar and Forward December 29, 2021December 29, 2021
Angelina Muñiz Huberman is one of a few Jews in the prestigious Mexican Academy of Language.
Posted inBooks

Meet Angelina Muñiz Huberman, a Mexican writer whose novels explore Sephardic history and crypto-Judaism

Alan Grabinsky by Alan Grabinsky and JTA December 27, 2021December 27, 2021
Lynn Winter Gross (left) and Miriam Goodman producing their podcast “Not Born Yesterday.”
Posted inCulture

‘Not Born Yesterday’: Longtime friends team up to produce podcast on aging

by Liz Harris December 23, 2021
"Let It Be Morning" was Israel's entry for the 2022 Academy awards. (Photo/Screenshot)
Posted inFilm

Israel’s controversial Oscar submission misses shortlist

by Tom Tugend and JTA December 22, 2021
Screenshot from the official "Spider-Man: No Way Home" app
Posted inTV & Film

What Yiddish — and the Forward — are doing in the new Spider-Man movie

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar and Forward December 21, 2021December 21, 2021
Andy Samberg and Maya Rudolph are the hosts of "Baking It."
Posted inCelebrity Jews

Schlubby Adam Sandler couture blows up; Hanukkah takes over ‘Baking It’; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky December 21, 2021December 21, 2021

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