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A shot of the golem and a little girl with a flower, seen here as it appears on the poster for "The Golem Rescored," was famously copied in the 1931 “Frankenstein” film.
Posted inCulture

Reanimating ‘The Golem,’ horror cinema’s century-old urtext, just in time for Halloween

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky October 28, 2021October 28, 2021
Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides in "Dune."
Posted inCelebrity Jews

Timothée Chalamet goes to space; Zoë Kravitz goes to Gotham; The Jews go to the ‘Jewish Nobels’

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 27, 2021
Mila Kunis on a film set in New York City, Aug. 29, 2021. (Photo/JTA-MEGA-Getty Images)
Posted inIsrael

Mila Kunis, Neil Patrick Harris, Helen Mirren and over 200 other celebrities sign letter denouncing cultural boycott of Israel

Shira Hanau by Shira Hanau and JTA October 27, 2021
Mort Sahl in 1960. (Photo/JTA-Getty Images)
Posted inNews

Mort Sahl, Jewish comedian and political satirist who inspired the likes of Lenny Bruce, dies at 94 in Mill Valley

Shira Hanau by Shira Hanau and JTA October 27, 2021
Dancers rehearse choreographer Alyssa Mitchel’s “Here. Now.” outside the Exploratorium in San Francisco. (Photo/Kyle Adler)
Posted inCultured

Ready, set, play! Bay Area in-person performances mark a step back to normal.

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten October 26, 2021October 28, 2021
French President Emmanuel Macron (third from right) visits the Dreyfus Museum in Médan near Paris, Oct. 26, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Ludovic Marin-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inWorld

The Alfred Dreyfus affair shocked Jews in France. Now there’s a museum devoted to it.

Cnaan Liphshiz, Netherlands-based Europe Correspondent for JTA by Cnaan Liphshiz and JTA October 26, 2021October 26, 2021
The three Jewish stars of the 2021 World Series, from left: Joc Pederson, Max Fried and Alex Bregman. (Photos/JTA-Getty Images)
Posted inSports

3 Jewish baseball players could make or break the 2021 World Series

Jacob Gurvis by Jacob Gurvis and JTA October 26, 2021October 26, 2021
Jon Hamm and Larry David discuss Yiddish words during the first episode of Season 11 of "Curb Your Enthusiasm." (Screenshot from HBO)
Posted inTV

Larry David gives Jon Hamm a Yiddish lesson in very Jewish start to new season of ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA October 25, 2021
Zack Bodner speaks during a book launch event at the Oshman Family JCC in Palo Alto, Oct. 14, 2021. (Photo/Saul Bromberger)
Posted inReligion

In new book, Palo Alto JCC boss wants you to ‘do Jewish’

by Emma Goss October 25, 2021October 27, 2021
Benicio del Toro (center) as painter Moses Rosenthaler, and Léa Seydoux (right) as the prison guard Simone in "The French Dispatch." (Photo/Searchlight Pictures)
Posted inTV & Film

‘The French Dispatch’ is Wes Anderson’s most Jewish film yet

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA October 22, 2021

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