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Stephanie Lepp
Posted inTalking With ...

Q&A: Her podcast highlights stories of self-transformation

Robert Nagler Miller by Robert Nagler Miller October 6, 2020
Sacha Baron Cohen (right) as Abbie Hoffman in "The Trial of the Chicago 7". (Photo/Niko Tavernise-Netflix)
Posted inFilm

Sacha Baron Cohen’s next Netflix role is super Jewish and super relevant

Lior Zaltzman by Lior Zaltzman and JTA September 29, 2020September 30, 2020
jones and murray looks perplexed as they sit in the front seat of a small old red convertible
Posted inCelebrity Jews

Disney Channel does Rosh Hashanah; Abbie Hoffman on Netflix; Rashida Jones costars with Bill Murray; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky September 29, 2020September 29, 2020
Renowned Israeli chef Yotam Ottolenghi with some of the pastry chefs at the Met gala. (Photo/IFC)
Posted inFilm

‘Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles’ is an orgy of baking and a feast for the eyes

Alix Wall by Alix Wall September 25, 2020September 25, 2020
From the Contemporary Jewish Museum's new exhibit, "Predicting the Past: Zohar Studios, The Lost Years."
Posted inCulture

Contemporary Jewish Museum to reopen with limited capacity Oct. 17

by J. Staff September 24, 2020September 29, 2020
From the cover art for "The Tunnel" by A.B. Yehoshua.
Posted inOff the Shelf

New Israeli novels explore the weight of memory

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman September 23, 2020October 14, 2020
Liz Garbus at the premiere of "Lost Girls" in Park City, Utah, Jan. 28, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Joe Scarnici-Getty Images for Netflix)
Posted inTV & Film

‘All In: The Fight for Democracy’ director Liz Garbus on learning the Jewish tradition of activism from her famous father

Curt Schleier by Curt Schleier, JTA and J. Staff September 22, 2020September 30, 2020
Alex Edelman has embarked on several Jewish comedy projects during the pandemic. (Photo/JTA-Will Bremridge)
Posted inComedy

This comedian is helping rabbis nail the delivery of their High Holidays services

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA September 22, 2020September 22, 2020
The "Schitt's Creek" cast at a pre-Emmys party, Sept. 21, 2020: (from left) Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Dan Levy and Anne Murphy.
Posted inTV

‘Schitt’s Creek’ sweeps the 2020 Emmys and makes history

by Emily Burack and JTA September 21, 2020
Sacha Baron Cohen as Eli Cohen in "The Spy"
Posted inFilm

Netflix’s story of famous Israeli spy pales in comparison with ’87 movie

by Lenore Richman Roland September 17, 2020September 17, 2020

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