History From reverent to raunchy, vast Yiddish archives are reunited online The Holocaust all but destroyed a centuries-old Jewish civilization, while the war carved up nations and left the Continent divided between the allied… By Andrew Silow-Carroll, JTA Jan 11, 2022
TV & Film Ray Donovan, the Irish fixer with a Jewish soul, gets his movie When “Ray Donovan” premiered on Showtime in 2013, it seemed unlikely to provide any Jewish content. The violent drama, featuring Liev Schreiber as a… By Esther D. Kustanowitz Jan 11, 2022
Music From Tel Aviv by way of NYC, jazz quintet reunites for SF run A swanky nightclub tucked into a Tenderloin basement that once served as a Chinese gambling den, Black Cat has become San Francisco’s most vital showcase… By Andrew Gilbert Jan 10, 2022
TV & Film Golden Globes 2022: Andrew Garfield, ‘West Side Story’ win big Golden Globes fans may have noticed something different this year: The annual entertainment awards were not announced on TV, and not for Covid-19 reasons.… By JTA Jan 10, 2022
Obituaries Bob Saget, comedian and actor of ‘Full House’ fame, dies at 65 Bob Saget, the comedian and actor famous for playing a wholesome sitcom father figure but who never lost his flair for raunchy comedy, has died at 65.… By Shira Hanau, JTA Jan 10, 2022
History Israel Film Archive collects more than a century of Israeli history online For years, only those with special permission could visit the climate-controlled repositories of the Jerusalem Cinematheque to see the moving pictures… By Karen Chernick, JTA Jan 5, 2022
Celebrity Jews Drake nixes Grammys; Jon Stewart talks Harry Potter; etc. Drake nixes Grammys Everyone’s favorite Canadian Jewish singer and rapper, Drake, has withdrawn himself from the Grammys, which will be held Jan. 31 in… By Maya Mirsky Jan 4, 2022
Cultured ‘Band’s Visit,’ Fran Lebowitz and Nissim Black will go on — omicron permitting Let’s start 2022 off with some good culture news: Most venues that were closed this time last year are now open, and big shows and acts are coming to town… By Andrew Esensten Jan 3, 2022
Film Genius, jerk, misogynist, everyman — the many lives of Saul Bellow This piece first appeared in the Forward. Asaf Galay’s documentary “The Adventures of Saul Bellow,” with its play on the title of Bellow’s breakthrough… By Julia M. Klein, Forward Jan 3, 2022