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Israeli actresses Alena Yiv (left) and Shira Haas play a mother and daughter in "Asia." (Photo/Courtesy Menemsha Films)
Posted inCulture

The best Jewish (and Jew-ish) films of 2021

PJ Grisar by Irene Katz Connelly, PJ Grisar and Forward December 20, 2021December 20, 2021
From “When I Grow Up: The Lost Autobiographies of Six Yiddish Teenagers” by New Yorker cartoonist Ken Krimstein
Posted inOff the Shelf

New Yorker cartoonist brings to life lost Yiddish essays by European teens of 1930s

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman December 17, 2021December 20, 2021
"Santa Inc.," an eight-episode series on HBO Max, features the voices of Jewish comedians Sarah Silverman, as elf Candy Small (left) and Seth Rogen as Santa.
Posted inTV & Film

Silverman and Rogen’s ‘Santa Inc.’ brings raunch and activism to Christmas

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz December 16, 2021December 20, 2021
(Photo/Forward-Courtesy Viola Spolin Estate)
Posted inCulture

How one Jewish woman became the mother of improv comedy

by Joshua Flanders and Forward December 16, 2021December 16, 2021
UC Hastings Jewish faculty and students commissioned San Francisco artist Abrasha to make a mezuzah for the second family. 
Posted inArt

UC Hastings to Kamala Harris: Where’s the mezuzah we sent you? 

by John Ferrannini December 15, 2021April 9, 2022
Andrew Garfield in "Tick, Tick ... BOOM!"
Posted inCulture

Steven Spielberg, Tracee Ellis Ross among Jewish Golden Globes nominees for 2022

by Emily Burack and JTA December 13, 2021
Ariana DeBose as Anita and David Alvarez as Bernardo in the 2021 version of "West Side Story." (Photo/JTA-Niko Tavernise-20th Century Studios)
Posted inCulture

Jews were the creative forces behind ‘West Side Story’ decades ago and today. Should they be?

by Jordyn Haime and JTA December 10, 2021
Mel Gibson, unrepentant antisemite. (Photo/Forward-Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

The prickly reason Mel Gibson will never be cancelled

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar and Forward December 9, 2021
In a recent episode of the 11th season of "Curb Your Enthusiasm," Larry David feels obligated to clean a Klansman's robe. (Photo/John P. Johnson-HBO)
Posted inOpinion

Larry David has never been more Jewish than in this season’s ‘Curb’

by Andrew Silow-Carroll and JTA December 8, 2021December 8, 2021
Helene Wecker is the author "The Hidden Place," the 2021-2022 choice for the One Bay One Book program.
Posted inBooks

One Bay One Book pick ‘The Hidden Palace’ explores assimilation through fantasy

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten December 8, 2021December 8, 2021

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