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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
a black and white of bernstein seated at a piano, making annotations on a piece of sheet music
Posted inTV & Film

Orthodox mom ‘Ninja Warrior’; Leonard Bernstein documentary; Jake Gyllenhaal grilled by children; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky June 21, 2021June 21, 2021
two images: the book voer features a muted illustration of leaves. and the picture of the author shows a young white woman with long brown hair smiling in the sun.
Posted inBooks

Cal student’s pandemic project: a book on ‘The Full Severity’ of Jewish identity

by Gabriel Greschler June 17, 2021June 23, 2021
"Chai," a new musical sculpture by Richard Deutsch, towers over the courtyard at the Oshman Family JCC in Palo Alto.
Posted inCulture

Palo Alto JCC unveils ‘mind-blowing’ musical sculpture by Richard Deutsch

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten June 16, 2021June 17, 2021
Guri Alfi plays Detective Rami Davidi in "Black Space," an Israeli series now streaming on Netflix.
Posted inTV & Film

‘Black Space’: Exploring teenage darkness in Netflix’s latest Israeli series

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz June 16, 2021June 16, 2021
A statue of Stalin stands out on an abstract background of blue and pink.
Posted inOff the Shelf

Jewish writers with Soviet roots have deep stories to tell

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman June 15, 2021June 15, 2021
The cover features a bright illustration of the author, a young man with Asian features, with a yellow button shirt on, unbuttoned all the way down. he is surrounded by flowers and wearing a star of david necklace. a sign floating near him reads "Deaf AF"
Posted inBooks

For your summer reading list: New Jewish books, authors and themes

by Emily Burack and JTA June 11, 2021June 11, 2021

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