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Posted inBooks

Mel Brooks’ memoir is 500 pages on his favorite subject — himself

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar and Forward November 30, 2021
Broadway legend Stephen Sondheim died Nov. 26. (Photo/Forward-Roy Rochlin-Getty Images)
Posted inTheater

The last and greatest gift Stephen Sondheim gave us

Talya Zax by Talya Zax and Forward November 29, 2021
Greg Joseph celebrates with his Minnesota Vikings teammates after kicking a game-winning field goal against the Green Bay Packers at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Nov. 21, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Adam Bettcher-Getty Images)
Posted inSports

Greg Joseph, the NFL’s only Jewish kicker, talks game-winning field goals — and his love for the Jewish community

by Emily Burack and JTA November 23, 2021
Former basketball player Dan Grunfeld's new book tells the story of his family, including his Holocaust survivor grandmother, Lily Grunfeld.
Posted inBooks

Stanford alum Dan Grunfeld shares family’s story, from Holocaust to basketball fame

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten November 23, 2021November 24, 2021
A scene from the Yiddish version of "Waiting for Godot" staged at Sweden's Royal Dramatic Theater in Stockholm, Nov. 13, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Magnus Swärd-Judisk kultur i Sverige)
Posted inCulture

Sweden’s national theater stages its first ever Yiddish production

by Katarzyna Andersz and JTA November 22, 2021November 22, 2021
Paul "Sexiest Man Alive" Rudd in "Ghostbusters: Afterlife"
Posted inCelebrity Jews

Paul Rudd is sexy; Batsheva Haart is separated; Carole King is crowned; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky November 22, 2021
Paul Rudd (left) and Will Ferrell in "The Shrink Next Door."
Posted inTV & Film

Overanalyzing ‘The Shrink Next Door,’ Apple TV’s extremely Jewish new series

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz November 19, 2021November 19, 2021
Ilker Kiliç (left) as Mordo and Asude Kalebek as Raşel in "The Club." (Photo/JTA-Netflix)
Posted inTV & Film

Netflix’s ‘The Club’ shatters taboos with rare historical portrait of Turkish Jews

by David I. Klein and JTA November 18, 2021November 18, 2021
a middle aged woman directs to younger dancers
Posted inBay Area

‘Cash improves lives’: In S.F., Black-Jewish group embraces guaranteed income programs

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten November 18, 2021November 19, 2021
From the cover of Rutu Modan's new graphic novel, "Tunnels."
Posted inCulture

Dig into Jerusalem’s subterranean history with new nonfiction and graphic novel

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman November 18, 2021November 23, 2021

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