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JoAnn Mason Parker, once the wunderkind of competitive pool, is looking to make a comeback — and she's being inducted into the Northern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. (Photo/Parker Hill)
Posted inSports

‘Battling Beauty’ of pro billiards gets nod from NorCal Jewish Sports Hall of Fame

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman October 15, 2021October 15, 2021
Sarah Podemski in "Reservation Dogs." (Photo/JTA-Shane Brown-FX)
Posted inTV & Film

For Jewish Indigenous actress Sarah Podemski, it’s a miracle just to exist

by Evelyn Frick and JTA October 14, 2021October 15, 2021
Sally Rooney speaks onstage during a conference in Pasadena on Jan. 17, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Erik Voake-Getty Images for Hulu)
Posted inBooks

‘A new moment’: BDS activists cheer Sally Rooney’s boycott, Jewish groups mostly mum

Arno Rosenfeld by Arno Rosenfeld and Forward October 13, 2021
(Illustration/JTA-Plume Creative-Getty Images)
Posted inUncategorized

The ‘Jewface’ debate about casting non-Jews as Jews betrays an Ashkenazi bias

MaNishtana by MaNishtana and JTA October 13, 2021
Sally Rooney speaks onstage during a conference in Pasadena on Jan. 17, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Erik Voake-Getty Images for Hulu)
Posted inCulture

Sally Rooney: Israeli publishers can’t put out my new book for now, but Hebrew translation ‘would be an honour’

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA October 12, 2021October 12, 2021
Noah Shufutinsky a.k.a. Westside Gravy performing at Jewish National Fund-USA’s Spectacular Sunday on Sept. 12, 2021. (Photo/Bindelglass Photography)
Posted inMusic

Westside Gravy: SoCal-raised rapper looks to take his career to next level in Israel

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten October 12, 2021October 12, 2021
(Photo/Courtesy SF Opera)
Posted inCulture

Koret Foundation to give $2M to local arts, cultural orgs

by J. Staff October 12, 2021
Andrew Porwancher is the author of "The Jewish World of Alexander Hamilton."
Posted inHistory

Bastard. Orphan. And Jew? New book explores ‘The Jewish World of Alexander Hamilton’

Barbara Hassid by Barbara Hassid October 11, 2021October 13, 2021
Vladimir Friedman and Maria Belkin in "Golden Voices." (Photo/JTA_Music Box Films)
Posted inUncategorized

In ‘Golden Voices,’ Russian movie dubbers reinvent themselves in Israel, to hilarious effect

by Andrew Lapin and JTA October 11, 2021
William Shatner on stage during “Star Trek: Mission New York,” Sept. 4, 2016 (Photo/JTA-Roy Rochlin-Getty Images)
Posted inCelebrity Jews

Gen Z loves Adam Sandler; Captain Kirk goes to space; Lena Dunham gets hitched; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 8, 2021October 13, 2021

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