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Niv Nissim, right, and John Benjamin Hickey star in "Sublet," the new film from director Eytan Fox. (Photo/Daniel Miller)
Posted inCulture

Eytan Fox, pop prince of Israeli cinema, keeps it queer in ‘Sublet’

by Michael Fox June 10, 2021June 10, 2021
Israeli actresses Alena Yiv (left) and Shira Haas play a mother and daughter in "Asia." (Photo/Courtesy Menemsha Films)
Posted inTV & Film

Shira Haas gives life to a deadly illness in the decorated Israeli film ‘Asia’

by Simi Horowitz and JTA June 9, 2021
Joshua Henkin is the author of "Morningside Heights." (Photo/Michael Lionstar)
Posted inUncategorized

Author of ‘Morningside Heights,’ new novel about a N.Y. family, found his voice in Bay Area

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten June 9, 2021June 9, 2021
William Shatner on stage during “Star Trek: Mission New York,” Sept. 4, 2016 (Photo/JTA-Roy Rochlin-Getty Images)
Posted inCelebrity Jews

Bhad Bhabie backs Jewish dating app; Shatner talks about Nimoy; Jamie Lee Curtis rebuilds Hungarian synagogue; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky June 8, 2021June 9, 2021
Larissa Zimberoff is the author of "Technically Food: Inside Silicon Valley's Mission to Change What We Eat."
Posted inBooks

‘Technically Food’: how big tech puts new foods on our plates

Alix Wall by Alix Wall June 8, 2021June 8, 2021
(Photo/Flickr-enki22 CC BY-ND 2.0)
Posted inAct Two

I’m tired of singing alone. Bring on the whole-iness of choirs!

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent June 7, 2021
Stanford professor Steven Zipperstein (left) is working on a biography of Philip Roth (right).
Posted inBooks

‘It deserves to exist’: Stanford prof who knew Philip Roth weighs in on biography controversy

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten June 7, 2021June 9, 2021
Rebecca Handler's first novel is "Edie Richter is Not Alone." (Photo/Kristen Sard)
Posted inCulture

Rebecca Handler grieved for her father by writing a novel — and swimming in the bay

Sue Barnett 2025 by Sue Barnett June 3, 2021June 9, 2021
Diane Wolf and son Max Hirtz-Wolf on the deck of their home in Berkeley. (Photo/Alix Wall)
Posted inBay Area

How this Jewish musician from Berkeley found a sense of belonging in Germany

Alix Wall by Alix Wall June 3, 2021
Aaron Alpert, in blue, leading an Israeli dance session at Palo Alto's Mitchell Park earlier this month. (Photo/Andrew Esensten)
Posted inCulture

Outdoor Israeli dancing attracts young and old, Jewish and non-Jewish

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten May 27, 2021May 28, 2021

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