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From “A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff,” which includes moments of animation, music and ritual.
Posted inCulture

Avant-garde film says ‘Kaddish for Bernie Madoff,’ in its own eccentric way

Mira Fox by Mira Fox and Forward July 6, 2021July 6, 2021
Sue Bird drives to the basket in the women’s gold medal game between the United States and Spain at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, Aug. 20, 2016. (Photo/JTA-Tom Pennington-Getty Images)
Posted inSports

All the Jewish athletes to watch at the Tokyo Olympics

by Emily Burack and JTA July 6, 2021
From “Charlatan,” playing at this year's San Francisco Jewish Film Festival.
Posted inTV & Film

S.F. Jewish film fest roars back into Castro — and online, too

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten July 2, 2021July 6, 2021
Amy Trachtenberg on the Milpitas BART platform during the installation of her new work, “Ecstatic Voyaging.”
Posted inCulture

S.F. artist goes underground with ‘ecstatic’ BART art installation

Laura Pall by Laura Paull July 1, 2021July 7, 2021
Screenshot from "The Day Will Come"
Posted inMusic

Sunnyvale sabra scores another pandemic YouTube hit

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten June 30, 2021June 30, 2021
Elvis Presley on "The Milton Berle Show," June 4, 1956. (Photo/JTA-Michael Ochs Archives-Getty Images)
Posted inHistory

At Graceland, newly displayed grave marker honors Elvis’ complicated Jewish heritage

by Dan Fellner and JTA June 28, 2021
A still from the musical "A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff," one of many films screening at the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival this year.
Posted inFilm

Madoff musical, Holocaust revenge and Saul Bellow at 2021 S.F. Jewish Film Festival

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten June 24, 2021July 21, 2021
Rachel Michelberg is the author of “Crash: How I Became a Reluctant Caregiver.”
Posted inBooks

Memoir: Faced with a lifetime of caregiving after husband’s accident, she said no

by Liz Harris June 23, 2021June 23, 2021
Guri Alfi in the trailer for his Israeli documentary TV series, "The New Jew."
Posted inOpinion

‘The New Jew’ shows Israelis how Judaism works in the U.S.

Rabbi Leon A. MorrisRabbi Josh Weinberg by Rabbi Leon Morris and Rabbi Josh Weinberg June 22, 2021
Authors Elin Hilderbrand and Casey McQuiston said they would remove respective references to Anne Frank and Israel from their novels after small numbers of social media readers took issue with the passages. (Illustration/Grace Yagel-JTA)
Posted inCulture

Two non-Jewish authors remove ‘Anne Frank’ and ‘Israel’ from their novels after Twitter outcry

by Andrew Lapin and JTA June 22, 2021June 22, 2021

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