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Documentarian Debra Chasnoff (right) with wife Nancy Otto in “Prognosis: Notes on Living.”
Posted inFilm

‘Prognosis’: S.F. documentarian turns camera on herself as she battles cancer

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten July 12, 2021
Meir Gerner plays a version of himself in “Africa.”
Posted inTV & Film

Review: An Israeli’s anxiety over aging comes out of ‘Africa’

by Michael Fox July 9, 2021July 9, 2021
Julia Haart in the Netflix reality series "My Unorthodox Life." (Photo/Netflix)
Posted inTV & Film

‘My Unorthodox Life’: Hasidic TV trend gets reality treatment

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz July 8, 2021July 14, 2021
Harvey Keitel stars as Meyer Lansky in "Lansky." (Photo/Vertical Entertainment)
Posted inSports

Keitel does Lansky; Jurnee joins the Academy; Fox makes hockey history; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky July 7, 2021July 7, 2021
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

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