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UC Irvine Law Dean L. Song Richardson on stage in “Shakespeare Trial: The Shylock Appeal” (Courtesy Berkeley Law School)
Posted inTheater

Mock trial for Shylock is ‘intellectual reality TV’

by Patricia Corrigan February 10, 2020
Jewish stars Natalie Portman, Taika Waititi and Timothée Chalamet pose in the press room during the 92nd Annual Academy Awards (Photo/JTA-Steve Granitz-WireImage)
Posted inCelebrity Jews

Taika Waititi’s big win and 5 other Jewish moments from the 2020 Oscars

by Emily Burack and JTA February 10, 2020February 10, 2020
Levi Strauss bib overalls, ca. 1900 — currently on display at Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco. (Levi Strauss & Co. Archives)
Posted inCulture

Colorful exhibit shows how Levi’s jeans became an American icon

Robert Nagler Miller by Robert Nagler Miller February 7, 2020February 10, 2020
Kirk Douglas in 1950. (JTA/PhotoQuest/Getty Images)
Posted inFilm

Kirk Douglas, movie star who reconnected to Judaism later in life, dies at 103

by Tom Tugend and JTA February 5, 2020February 6, 2020
Corey Fischer in “Lightning in the Brain” at The Marsh in 2016. (Photo/Ken Friedman)
Posted inNews

Traveling Jewish Theatre’s Corey Fischer suffers serious brain bleed

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman February 5, 2020February 5, 2020
Kristin Eriko Posner in San Francisco (Hannah Bauhofer) and her cross-stitched linen challah cover (Nicole Morrison Photography)
Posted inUncategorized

This designer’s Judaica reflects her Jewish Japanese identity and aesthetic

Alix Wall by Alix Wall February 5, 2020February 5, 2020
Vampire Weekend frontman Ezra Koenig. (Wikimedia)
Posted inMusic

Big win for Ezra Koenig; Jesse Eisenberg goes silent; Sam Mendes cleans up; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky February 4, 2020February 4, 2020
The main cast of "The Good Place."
Posted inTV & Film

Saying goodbye to ‘The Good Place’ from my place (Judaism)

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz February 3, 2020February 4, 2020
"Shtisel" co-creator Yehonatan Indursky and Haredi activist Pnina Pfeuffer discuss the show at Congregation Sherith Israel in San Francisco, Jan. 29, 2020. (S. Smith Patrick)
Posted inTV

‘Shtisel’ creator and haredi activist discuss change among Israel’s ultra-Orthodox

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten January 31, 2020February 6, 2020
Max Hauser in Israel.
Posted inCulture

Chasing show business from California to Israel, via Tel Aviv’s LGBT film fest

Max Hauser by Max Hauser January 30, 2020

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