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      The motley crew of Nazi hunters returns to bring down the ultimate prey: Hitler himself. (Photo/Courtesy Prime Video)

      TV

      Has 'Hunters,' the Holocaust revenge fantasy, had a change of heart?

      “Hunters” season two opens in Austria and, even before it showed a pair of severed eyeballs affixed to a butter sculpture as a Yiddish version…
      By PJ Grisar, Forward Jan 12, 2023

      Books

      Q&A: Raising kids in two worlds and two languages, without a map

      Think raising a kid today is hard? Try doing it when English is not your first language, when you didn’t grow up with “Sesame Street” and “Goodnight…
      By Sue Fishkoff Jan 12, 2023
      "Two Work Tools," 2005 by Rina Kimche (Photo/Courtesy BAMPFA)

      Art

      Earthy Israeli ceramicist Rina Kimche gets first US solo show in Berkeley

      One piece resembles an ancient irrigation channel, another a vessel for buried bones, and yet another looks like a set of Bronze Age hand tools for…
      By Dan Pine Jan 11, 2023
      Steven Spielberg poses with the awards for best director and best picture for "The Fabelmans" at the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles, Jan. 10, 2023.(Photo/JTA-Kevin Mazur-Getty Images)

      Film

      Spielberg on ‘Fabelmans’ Golden Globe: My mom is ‘up there kvelling’

      Steven Spielberg said he was the sixth-happiest person in the world after he won best director at this year’s Golden Globes awards for “The Fabelmans,”…
      By Philissa Cramer, JTA Jan 11, 2023
      a photo of Bernie Madoff and a few others that appears to have been put through a paper shredder and then put back together

      TV

      Why did it take so long to get a Netflix show about Bernie Madoff?

      We’ve been in the era of scammer documentaries for years now. There was “The Vow,” which detailed NXIVM, and “Wild Wild Country”…
      By Mira Fox, Forward Jan 10, 2023
      Paul Kaye in "The Offering."

      Film

      Do horror and Hasidism mix? A new film says yes

      One night seven years ago, movie producers Hank Hoffman and Jonathan Yunger spent a sleepless night creating a monster.  It wasn’t Hoffman’s first time…
      By PJ Grisar, Forward Jan 9, 2023
      David Duchovny as Arnold, Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Shelley, Jonah Hill (Writer-Producer) as Ezra, Lauren London as Amira, Eddie Murphy as Akbar, and Nia Long as Fatima in "You People." (Photo/Parrish Lewis-Netflix)

      Film

      ‘You People’: Jewish guy finds love with Farrakhan follower’s daughter

      Were Jews the “OG slaves”? Can American slavery be compared to the Holocaust? And who gets the last word on Louis Farrakhan? These questions have spurred…
      By Andrew Lapin, JTA Jan 6, 2023
      Photos of Herzl and Bibi side by side

      Israel

      Q&A: What would Herzl make of Israel's lurch to the right?

      Benjamin Netanyahu, the polarizing Likud party head who, on Dec. 29, was sworn in as Israeli prime minister for an unprecedented sixth term, has a genius…
      By Gabe Stutman Jan 5, 2023
      Members of the choirs of Temple Sinai of Oakland and St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Berkeley in Israel

      Music

      Temple and church choirs sing across Israel on interfaith trip

      Temple Sinai in Oakland and St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Berkeley have long enjoyed a fruitful musical and spiritual partnership. Over the past 15…
      By Andrew Esensten Jan 3, 2023
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