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Director Steven Spielberg speaks onstage during the Academy Awards, Feb. 9, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Celebrity Jews

Spielberg wins Genesis Prize; Golden Globes, Image Awards nominees; etc.

Spielberg wins the big prize Steven Spielberg has beat out notables such as Barbra Streisand and the Bay Area’s own Marc Benioff to win this year’s…
By Maya Mirsky Feb 17, 2021
From the cover of “Concealed: Memoir of a Jewish-Iranian Daughter Caught Between the Chador and America” by Esther Amini.

Off the Shelf

Family histories open new windows on historical events

Books coverage is supported by a generous grant from The Milton and Sophie Meyer Fund. What makes books on family history so compelling for me is that…
By Howard Freedman Feb 16, 2021
Naian González Norvind (left) and Christian Vázquez in "Leona." (Photo/Courtesy Fosforescente-Menemsha Films-Diana Garay)

Film

In ‘Leona,’ forbidden love rattles Mexico City's Orthodox Jews

At the start of the film “Leona,” an indie drama set in Mexico City, protagonist Ariela watches her close friend immerse in a mikvah, or ritual bath, with…
By Gabe Friedman, JTA Feb 12, 2021
Nadia Tereszkiewicz in "Possessions," a French and Israeli series now streaming on HBO Max.

TV

Death, marriage and immigration in French-Israeli series ‘Possessions’

The opening moments of “Possessions,” the new French-Israeli drama now on HBO Max, present a family in crisis over their daughter’s impending marriage.…
By Esther D. Kustanowitz Feb 8, 2021
Oakland's own Daveed Diggs in the filmed version of "Hamilton" and Missy, a Black Jewish character on "Big Mouth."

Culture

Image Awards: Jewish nominees, from Daveed Diggs to Doja Cat

Several Jewish stars are among the nominees for the 2021 NAACP Image Awards, which celebrate Black achievement in movies, television, music and…
By Emily Burack, JTA Feb 8, 2021
From "My Name Is Sara," written by David Himmelstein.

Parenting

A talk with my dad, screenwriter of ‘My Name Is Sara’

In this column, I usually write about my kids and my experiences as a parent, but this month I decided to interview my own father, David Himmelstein. He’s…
By Drew Himmelstein Feb 4, 2021
A scene from "The Vigil."

Film

‘The Vigil’: An ex-Hasidic man’s harrowing night with the dead

A young man has to stay up one night guarding the corpse of a stranger, having agreed to wait for the mortician. It is a dark and dreary house, and an old…
By Laura Paull Feb 4, 2021
Ali Marpet (left) and Mitchell Schwartz are two of the NFL's few Jewish players. (Photos/JTA-Getty Images)

Sports

A tale of two Jewish Super Bowl linemen

Here’s a football bet you probably could’ve gotten long odds on before the season started: each Super Bowl team having a Jewish offensive lineman. Both…
By Marc Brodsky, JTA Feb 4, 2021
"Borat Subsequent Moviefilm" starring Sacha Baron Cohen is up for three Golden Globes. (Photo/Amazon Studios)

TV & Film

Jewish Golden Globe nominees, from ‘Borat’ to ‘Unorthodox’

“Schitt’s Creek” is trying to pick up in the Golden Globes where it left off in the fall with its historic Emmys sweep. The show about a…
By Emily Burack, JTA Feb 3, 2021
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