Books
Highly anticipated Philip Roth biography delivers the goods
Books coverage is supported by a generous grant from The Milton and Sophie Meyer Fund. In the autumn of 1960, Philip Roth traveled to the Bay Area to…
Music
East Bay family’s ‘Fiddler’ Covid parody gets a sequel
Last year, we brought you word of “A Seder on the Zoom,” a Berkeley family’s hilarious pandemic parody music video to the tune of “Tradition” from…
Celebrity Jews
Three farewells; Ilana Glazer is expecting (a movie and a baby); etc.
Three Jewish actors gone Three notable Jewish actors have died recently. Yaphet Kotto, who passed away March 14 at the age of 81, had a long career in…
Philanthropy
Steven Spielberg giving $200,000 to Jews of Color Initiative
Steven Spielberg is donating his Genesis Prize earnings — and more — to Jewish and non-Jewish groups working to promote racial and economic justice. The…
Culture
East Bay Jewish film fest: ‘See the world’ from your sofa
The annual East Bay International Jewish Film Festival will return for its 26th year on April 10 with a virtual offering of 20 films over two weeks. While…
TV
The long-awaited third season of 'Shtisel' has arrived
It’s taken years, but finally everyone’s favorite haredi dramedy is back and available on Netflix starting Thursday, March 25. The third season of…
TV
An American ‘Shtisel’ remake is on its way
“Shtisel,” the Israeli television series about a haredi Orthodox family that is popular around the world with both Jews and non-Jews, is being adapted…
Off the Shelf
Jewish literature takes a turn toward adventure
Books coverage is supported by a generous grant from The Milton and Sophie Meyer Fund. One does not conventionally turn first to Jewish literature to…
Film
New JFI fellowship for teens into films and changing the world
Teenagers who love movies — and abhor injustice — can take part in a new program created by the S.F.-based Jewish Film Institute. The JFI Social Change…