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A promotional image of a goblin from the Harry Potter movie franchise.
Posted inTV

ADL partners with SF-based Common Sense Media to counter Jewish stereotypes in films

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 11, 2023October 14, 2023
Avi Issacharoff, journalist and co-creator of TV’s ”Fauda.“ (Photo/Jack Guez-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inIsrael

‘Fauda’ co-creators participate in real-life rescue mission in Sderot

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar October 10, 2023October 13, 2023
The cast and crew of "The Assembly" entering the gates of Auschwitz, Oct. 16, 2022. (SFJFF)
Posted inTV & Film

Silicon Valley Jewish film fest: ‘The Assembly’ sees the Holocaust through young musicians’ eyes

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent October 6, 2023October 9, 2023
Comedian Alex Edelman finds humor in hate in his solo show "Just for Us," which closed on Broadway in August and comes to San Francisco this month. (Photo/Matthew Murphy)
Posted inComedy

‘Just for Us’: Comedian Alex Edelman’s Broadway show about his run-in with neo-Nazis comes to S.F.

Leslie Katz by Leslie Katz October 5, 2023October 6, 2023
Author Rosa Lowinger (Photo/Scarlett Freund)
Posted inOff the Shelf

Art conservator turns critical eye on Cuban Jewish family in memoir

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman October 5, 2023
Oshrat Ingadashet as Iris in "America," streaming this month through the Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival.
Posted inFilm

Two festivals help fill the void for Jewish film buffs on Peninsula

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent October 4, 2023October 5, 2023
Carey Mulligan and Bradley Cooper in "Maestro." (Photo/Courtesy Netflix)
Posted inFilm

The Leonard Bernstein biopic ‘Maestro’ has been plagued by ‘Jewface’ controversy. Many Jewish fans don’t care.

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman October 4, 2023October 4, 2023
"You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah." (Photo/JTA-Scott Yamano-Netflix)
Posted inTV & Film

Poor and working-class Jews are underrepresented in pop culture, new analysis argues

by Andrew Lapin October 3, 2023October 3, 2023
Tsutomu Shimura, better konwn as the rapper Lyrics Born, launched his cooking show "Dinner In Place" in 2020. (Photo/Courtesy)
Posted inFood

‘Jewpanese’ rapper has a new hit — an online cooking show

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten October 2, 2023December 20, 2023
James McBride (Photo/Chia Messina)
Posted inBooks

Author James McBride’s anti-Mormon remarks contradict spirit of his new novel

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten September 28, 2023January 9, 2024

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