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Gwyneth Paltrow in "Goop Lab" on Netflix.
Posted inCelebrity Jews

‘Nanny: The Musical’; Gwyneth Paltrow’s ‘Goop’; farewell to Buck Henry

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky January 21, 2020January 21, 2020
“Krasinski Park, 1930” by Moshe Rynecki. (Courtesy Rynecki Family)
Posted inArt

Paintings of Jewish life in prewar Poland at Reutlinger

Laura Pall by Laura Paull January 16, 2020January 17, 2020
One of the refurbished Holocaust violins that has come to the Bay Area as part of the Violins of Hope event series. (Weinstein Collection)
Posted inHolidays

Violins of Hope concert set at Emanu-El for Holocaust Remembrance Day

Laura Pall by Laura Paull January 15, 2020January 17, 2020
Alter, smiling, seated in a sunlit office full of books
Posted inBooks

Jewish Book Council awards recognize Cal prof Robert Alter, book on history of Jewish women

by JTA and J. Staff January 15, 2020January 21, 2020
(pexels.com CC0)
Posted inParenting

My 7-year-old is a creative type. So I let him create.

Drew Himmelstein by Drew Himmelstein January 15, 2020January 14, 2020
Adam Sandler as a New York jeweler in “Uncut Gems.” (Photo/Courtesy A24)
Posted inFilm

‘Uncut Gems’ puts age-old Jewish stereotypes front and center. Why has there been no backlash?

by Stephen Silver and JTA January 14, 2020
Violinist Cookie Segelstein of the klezmer band Veretski Pass will play several of the Holocaust violins that have come to the Bay Area for the Violins of Hope series.
Posted inCulture

For local daughter of survivor, playing Holocaust violins is personal

by Andrew Muchin January 14, 2020
Some critics thought Adam Sandler would at least be a contender for best actor for his performance in "Uncut Gems." (Courtesy A24)
Posted inCelebrity Jews

Oscars 2020 nominations: Scarlett Johansson enters elite company, Adam Sandler snubbed

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA January 14, 2020January 14, 2020
Some of the violins that have come to the Bay Area as part of "Violins of Hope." (Laura Paull)
Posted inMusic

Have a violin from Europe with a Holocaust story? ‘Violins of Hope’ wants to hear it.

Laura Pall by Laura Paull January 10, 2020
Yoav Potash’s documentary "The Remembered" uses animation by Igor Latukhin to bring the spoken recollections of the past to life.
Posted inCulture

East Bay filmmaker Yoav Potash wins $10k award to complete doc on Polish village

Laura Pall by Laura Paull January 9, 2020January 21, 2020

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