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Tobin Mitnick really loves trees, and wants you to, too. (Photo/Courtesy Mitnick)
Posted inComedy, Culture, Religion, Tu Bishvat, Holidays, Jewish Life

Q&A: TikTok’s comic ‘Jew Who Loves Trees’ wants you to take Tu B’Shevat very, very seriously

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA January 27, 2021January 27, 2021
Artist and cancer survivor Sarah Delson
Posted inCulture

Taking her ‘Chance’ with a heart that says thank you

Laura Pall by Laura Paull January 26, 2021
Imri Biton (left) and Nadia Tereszkiewicz in "Possessions." (Photo/Courtesy HBO Max)
Posted inTV

HBO Max’s next Israeli show: ‘Possessions,’ a thriller about a French woman caught in a murder case

Curt Schleier by Curt Schleier and JTA January 25, 2021
Lady Gaga departs from a podium after singing the national anthem during the presidential inauguration ceremony, Jan. 20, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Caroline Brehman-Pool-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inUncategorized

The politics of fashion on display at inauguration

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky January 22, 2021January 22, 2021
Here's Bernie sitting for an interview in the J. newsroom!
Posted inComedy

Bernie-in-mittens memes pop up at Bay Area Jewish locales

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky January 21, 2021January 22, 2021
Zach Braff in "Alex, Inc."
Posted inCelebrity Jews

Zach Braff nominates himself to play Jon Ossoff on SNL; Dr. Ruth gets vaccinated; Jewish ‘Bridgerton’ novelist; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky January 20, 2021
Roger Grunwald as Shmuel, an Auschwitz survivor, in "The Mitzvah."
Posted inTheater

One-man play goes online to deliver Holocaust lessons to new generation

by Dan Pine January 19, 2021January 20, 2021
Phil Spector circa 1970. (Photo/JTA-Michael Ochs Archives-Getty Images)
Posted inMusic

Phil Spector, rock legend and murderer, dies at 81 in California prison

by Ron Kampeas and JTA January 19, 2021January 19, 2021
From the cover of “The Language of Thieves: My Family's Obsession with a Secret Code the Nazis Tried to Eliminate” by Martin Puchner.
Posted inOff the Shelf

Two new books burrow into Yiddish and the ‘language of thieves’

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman January 15, 2021January 15, 2021
Chef Michael Solomonov interviews people about their traditional foods in the 2017 documentary  “In Search of Israeli Cuisine.”  (Photo/Menemsha Films)
Posted inTV & Film

East Bay Jewish film fest serves up food films and chef talks to sate your cravings

Laura Pall by Laura Paull January 14, 2021

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