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Ready to 'Rethink' Barbie? Head on over to Hulu.
Posted inCelebrity Jews

‘Rethinking Barbie’ doc on Hulu; ‘Big Bang’ winds down; Gal Gadot is very #Important

by Nate Bloom May 4, 2018May 4, 2018
Vitaly Bantov writes poetry in both Russian and English (Photo/Natalie Schrik)
Posted inCulture

New Litquake project puts lives of our elders on paper

Laura Pall by Laura Paull May 4, 2018August 30, 2020
Emmy Cleaves, 86, does yoga daily. She says “the quality of your life is entirely governed by the state of your health.”
Posted inCulture

In new doc, eclectic elders share their secrets for living well

Laura Pall by Laura Paull May 3, 2018May 9, 2018
“Two Minds” is about the unique collaboration and troubled friendship of Israeli psychologists Amos Tversky (Brian Herndon) and Daniel Kahneman (Jackson Davis). (Photo/David Allen)
Posted inCulture

‘Two Minds’ explores intense friendship of Israeli psychology legends

by Patricia Corrigan May 2, 2018May 3, 2018
Ruth Bader Ginsburg chats with her granddaughter Clara in the documentary "RBG." (Photo/Courtesy Magnolia Pictures)
Posted inCulture

‘RBG’ documentary rides the Ruth Bader Ginsburg meme craze

Josefin Dolsten by Josefin Dolsten May 2, 2018May 2, 2018
Chanan Tigay, shown here in Venice, crisscrossed the globe to research his book. (Photo/Emanuele Dello Strologo)
Posted inBooks

Bay Area writer a finalist for $100,000 Sami Rohr Prize

by J. Staff May 1, 2018May 2, 2018
Druze poet Salman Masalha
Posted inCulture

Israeli Druze poet will bring his ‘homeland’ to Magnes lecture

Laura Pall by Laura Paull May 1, 2018
From the "Religion and Resistance" exhibit at Graduate Theological Union
Posted inCulture

How does faith inform resistance? GTU exhibit explores the question

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky May 1, 2018April 30, 2018
Rachel Weisz (left) and Rachel McAdams steal an intimate moment in  "Disobedience." (Photo/Agatha A. Nitecka, Bleecker Street)
Posted inCulture

‘Disobedience’ avoids tradition vs. modernity trope to tell truly original story

by Michael Fox April 30, 2018
Nisha Zenoff and her late son, Victor
Posted inCulture

Grief counselor’s book gives voice to ‘Unspeakable Loss’

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 26, 2018April 26, 2018

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