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Ato Essandoh (right) as Kwesi Weisberg-Annan in Netflix's space drama "Away." (Photo/JTA-Diyah Pera-Netflix)
Posted inTV

In Netflix’s ‘Away,’ Ato Essandoh is an African-British-Jewish astronaut. It’s not his first Jewish starring role.

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA September 11, 2020
Tim Downie (right) as Paul Green interviewing a nursing home resident (Freddie Davies) in “The Jewish Enquirer.”
Posted inCulture

Jewish journalism gets the British sitcom treatment in ‘Jewish Enquirer’

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz September 10, 2020September 14, 2020
Writer Anne Lamott (Photo/Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inHigh Holidays

Writer Anne Lamott to offer thoughts on courage at Days of Awe event

Laura Pall by Laura Paull September 8, 2020September 8, 2020
seen from above, a woman strikes a dancer-like pose outside her house
Posted inCulture

Pandemic isolation fosters creativity for busy dancer and choreographer

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky September 4, 2020September 14, 2020
From the poster for the new Israeli TV docuseries "Iron Dome."
Posted inTV

‘Iron Dome’ docuseries shows political and personal cost of a secure Israel

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz September 2, 2020September 2, 2020
Doja Cat attends the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards broadcast on Aug. 30, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Frazer Harrison-Getty Images for RCA)
Posted inUncategorized

Itzhak Perlman is 75; Jake Gyllenhaal teams up with Russ & Daughters; Leonard Cohen’s estate objects to RNC; and more

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky September 1, 2020September 1, 2020
Two new works of historical fiction: “Villa of Delirium” by Adrien Goetz and “Exile Music” by Jennifer Steil.
Posted inOff the Shelf

On the Riviera, in Bolivia … Jewish historical fiction that travels

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman August 31, 2020October 14, 2020
Ballerina Léna Alvino, seen through the window, dances in her bedroom. (Photo/Kyle Adler Photography)
Posted inPhotography

Capturing local dancers in their unnatural habitats

Laura Pall by Laura Paull August 27, 2020September 1, 2020
“The Art of Waiting,” an Israeli film about a couple struggling to get pregnant, will screen online as part of the Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival.
Posted inTV & Film

Streaming services open up a world of Jewish stories

Brandon Schuster by Brandon Schuster August 26, 2020
Mirjam Wenzel is the director of the new Jewish Museum of Frankfurt, Aug. 25, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Cnaan Liphshiz)
Posted inWorld

Frankfurt Jewish museum’s $58 million extension reclaims Anne Frank’s forgotten roots in the city

Cnaan Liphshiz, Netherlands-based Europe Correspondent for JTA by Cnaan Liphshiz and JTA August 26, 2020August 26, 2020

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