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Photo illustration of "No Other Land" playing in a movie theater. (Movie still: Courtesy. Theater image: Getty via JTA.)
Posted inOpinion

Like other Jews I know, I’ve seen ‘No Other Land’ recently. Can we talk about it?

Russel Neiss by Russel Neiss March 11, 2025March 11, 2025
Israeli DJ Itzik Lachmani playing in San Francisco for Purim 2024. (Courtesy)
Posted inMusic

This Israeli expat DJ wants the Bay Area to party like Tel Aviv

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 10, 2025March 10, 2025
This image was generated by ImageFX based on prompt by J. culture editor Maya Mirsky.
Posted inThe Perils & Promise of AI

Where is AI taking us: The path to Eden, or the road to Armageddon?

by Dan Friedman March 7, 2025January 7, 2026
smartphone with chat gpt ai system
Posted inThe Perils & Promise of AI

Introducing ‘The Perils & Promise of Artificial Intelligence’

Chanan Tigay by Chanan Tigay March 7, 2025March 9, 2025
robot fingers on blue background
Posted inOpinion

AI’s breakneck speed must not leave ethics, including Jewish ones, in the dust

David Zvi Kalman by David Zvi Kalman March 7, 2025March 14, 2025
Two men and their Oscars
Posted inFilm

Israeli officials are criticizing Oscar-winner ‘No Other Land.’ So are Palestinian activists.

Ben Sales by Ben Sales March 7, 2025March 19, 2025
Donna and Joe at their home in San Francisco on Jan. 21, 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inPodcasts

‘Such a Match!’ episode 7: Checking all the right boxes

by J. Staff March 4, 2025March 4, 2025
A man walks past a wall of hostage poster, some which have been torn down. "Torn" is a look at the way the posters became a flashpoint in the U.S. (Screenshot)
Posted inFilm

Two stark films explore the aftermath of Oct. 7 in both Israel and U.S.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 3, 2025February 22, 2026
Posted inFilm

Adrien Brody wins best actor Oscar for ‘The Brutalist,’ his 2nd for playing a Holocaust survivor

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer March 3, 2025March 19, 2025
Posted inFilm

‘No Other Land,’ about Israeli demolition of Palestinian village, wins Oscar for best documentary

Ben Sales by Ben Sales March 3, 2025March 19, 2025

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