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Photos from Amnon Weinstein's violin restoration workshop in Tel Aviv will be on display in the Bay Area as part of "Violins of Hope." (Courtesy Amnon Weinstein)
Posted inCulture

Exhibit of Holocaust violins tells story of music as protest

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky January 9, 2020January 9, 2020
Mona Golabek in "The Pianist of Willesden Lane.” (Courtesy Hershey Felder Presents)
Posted inTheater

‘Pianist of Willesden Lane’ back for South Bay run

Laura Pall by Laura Paull January 8, 2020
Elizabeth Wurtzel (JTA/Neville Elder/Corbis via Getty Images)
Posted inHealth

‘Prozac Nation’ author Elizabeth Wurtzel dies of breast cancer at age 52

by Emily Burack and JTA January 8, 2020
Photos of violins like this one, made in Germany around 1870, will be featured in one of dozens of Violins of Hope events, January through March around the Bay Area. (Amnon Weinstein)
Posted inCulture

‘Violins of Hope’ escaped the Holocaust and are coming to Bay Area for events of music and memory

by Andrew Muchin January 8, 2020January 9, 2020
Quentin Tarantino at the Golden Globes at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, Jan. 5, 2020. (JTA/Daniele Venturelli/WireImage/Getty Images)
Posted inTV & Film

Top Jewish moments from the Golden Globes: Tarantino’s Hebrew, Haddish’s necklace, Joey King’s dress

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA January 7, 2020January 7, 2020
Ezra Koenig plays with Vampire Weekend in Madrid, Nov. 25, 2019. (JTA/Mariano Regidor/Redferns/Getty Images)
Posted inMusic

Ezra Koenig explains the Jewish history behind the Vampire Weekend song ‘Harmony Hall’

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA January 3, 2020January 3, 2020
Clive Owen plays Dovidl as an adult in "Song of Names." (JTA/Sabrina Lantos/Sony Picture Classics)
Posted inTV & Film

Tim Roth and Clive Owen star in ‘Song of Names,’ which melds Holocaust, mystery and music

by Michael Fox December 27, 2019January 6, 2020
A scene from "Prisoners of War." (Screenshot from YouTube)
Posted inTV & Film

Two Israeli shows in top 10 of NY Times’ favorite international series of the decade

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA December 23, 2019December 30, 2019
Adam Sandler as a New York jeweler in “Uncut Gems.” (Photo/Courtesy A24)
Posted inTV & Film

The 10 best Jewish films of 2019, from Holocaust satire to ‘Fiddler’ documentary

by Michael Fox December 23, 2019
One of artist Elaine Corn's ceramic menorahs.
Posted inHanukkah

After food writing career, artist finds appetite for ceramics

Alix Wall by Alix Wall December 20, 2019

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