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Rabbi Sheldon Lewis in uniform in Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
Posted inBooks

Rabbi recounts heartrending year in Vietnam in new memoir

Alix Wall by Alix Wall August 26, 2021August 26, 2021
Jack Hirschman reads from the Italian edition of his book “The Arcanes.” (Photo/Marco Cinque)
Posted inObituaries

Jack Hirschman, S.F. poet laureate and ‘bad Jew,’ dies at 87

by Patricia Corrigan August 24, 2021August 24, 2021
Author Sandy Shefrin Rabin (top row, third from right) in a 1965 class photo from  I. L. Peretz, the same school that the protagonist of her debut novel attends.
Posted inBooks

Marin doctor’s debut novel is about a Jewish girl in Manitoba (just like she was)

by Liz Harris August 23, 2021August 23, 2021
Bruce Chilton is the author of “The Herods: Murder, Politics, and the Art of Succession.”
Posted inBooks

Q&A: New book plumbs role of the Herods in forming early Jewish, Christian views

Yonat Shimron by Yonat Shimron and RNS August 18, 2021
Michael Chabon looking at Twitter birds
Posted inTech

After abandoning Instagram in disgust, @MichaelChabon is speaking his mind on Twitter

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten August 18, 2021August 18, 2021
Ethel Rosenberg under arrest
Posted inOff the Shelf

70 years later, Ethel Rosenberg reemerges in a new biography and novel

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman August 17, 2021August 17, 2021
Beanie Feldstein has been cast to star in a revival of "Funny Girl." (Photo/File)
Posted inCelebrity Jews

Mayim Bialik (sort of) gets ‘Jeopardy!’ gig; Beanie Feldstein in ‘Funny Girl’; Carrie Brownstein’s weird new movie; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky August 16, 2021August 16, 2021
From the cover of “Jewish Science Fiction and Fantasy Through 1945: Immigrants in the Golden Age” by Valerie Estelle Frankel
Posted inBooks

Q&A: New book explains how Jews invented science fiction

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky August 13, 2021June 10, 2024
Laizy Shapira, the creator of "Srugim," is having trouble finding funding for his next show. (Screenshot/JTA-YouTube)
Posted inTV & Film

The creator of Israeli hit TV series ‘Srugim’ is turning to fans to finance his next project

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA August 11, 2021August 11, 2021
From the poster for "The Meaning of Hitler."
Posted inFilm

Documentary review: ‘The Meaning of Hitler’ is obvious and elusive — and worrying 

by Michael Fox August 10, 2021August 10, 2021

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