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Eli Wirtschafter (right) and father Josh in their family’s “Fiddler on the Roof” coronavirus parody video. (Screenshot/YouTube)
Posted inMusic

‘Separatiooooon!’ — East Bay family’s ‘Fiddler’ coronavirus parody goes viral

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky April 15, 2020April 15, 2020
Kosha Dillz in his music video for "Schmoozin'." (Screenshot/YouTube)
Posted inMusic

Rapper Kosha Dillz organizes virtual Passover music fest

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten April 14, 2020April 15, 2020
Jason Alexander, upper right, invites non-Jews Josh Groban, upper left, Darren Criss, lower left and Rachel Brosnahan to join in a virtual Seder webcast on YouTube, April 11, 2020.
Posted inCelebrity Jews

Star-studded Saturday Night Seder yields 1M viewers, $2.6M for charity and 4 big insights about the Jewish people

by Ron Kampeas and JTA April 14, 2020April 14, 2020
Yoav Potash (second from right) directs a reenactment scene for his forthcoming documentary "Diary from the Ashes." (CIRRUS WOOD)
Posted inTV & Film

Prestigious NEH grant for local film on teen’s Holocaust diary

Laura Pall by Laura Paull April 14, 2020April 14, 2020
Three new books of poetry with Jewish themes.
Posted inBooks

New Jewish poetry books to accompany you through isolation

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman April 13, 2020
KGO radio host John Rothmann on the air. (KGO 810/JASON ABELEDA)
Posted inBay Area

Everyone’s home, and that’s good news for talk radio host John Rothmann

by Andy Altman-Ohr April 10, 2020April 15, 2020
The cast of BBC's "Friday Night Dinner," which Americans can catch on Hulu and Amazon Prime.
Posted inTV & Film

British comedy ‘Friday Night Dinner’ is hilarious quarantine viewing

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz April 6, 2020April 6, 2020
Moses Prince of Egypt Exodus
Posted inFilm

Friendly reminder: ‘The Prince of Egypt’ is amazing. And it’s on Hulu.

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA April 3, 2020
San Francisco Yiddish Combo members (from left) Alex Farrell, Rebecca Roudman, Jason Eckl, Laura Benson and Josh Mellinger. (JASON ECKL)
Posted inPassover

Yiddish Combo will stream one-song mini-concerts every night during Passover

Laura Pall by Laura Paull April 2, 2020April 2, 2020
Mel Brooks and son Max Brooks made a comedic PSA about social distancing and posted it on Max's Twitter. (SCREENSHOT/TWITTER)
Posted inCelebrity Jews

Jewish stars make coronavirus videos at home … for better and for worse

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 1, 2020

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