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Kit Vincent's father, Lawrence, at synagogue. Their story is told in the film "Red Herring," screening as part of the 2023 San Francisco Jewish Film Festival. (Photo/Courtesy Kit Vincent)
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In ‘Red Herring,’ a son’s terminal diagnosis leads to a father’s new life as a Jew

Leslie Katz by Leslie Katz July 10, 2023July 10, 2023
Ruth Handler holds a Barbie that was created for the doll's 40th anniversary in 1999. (Photo/JTA-Jeff Christensen-Getty Images)
Posted inFilm

Is Barbie Jewish? The complex Jewish history of the doll, explained.

Shira Li Bartov by Shira Li Bartov July 10, 2023July 10, 2023
A still from 'The Catskills' shows a photograph of Grossinger's dance staff. (Photo/Jackie Horner)
Posted inFilm

‘The Catskills’ reveals lost world more marvelous than Mrs. Maisel ever knew

by Dan Pine July 7, 2023July 21, 2023
A photograph by Roman Vishniac, subject of the new documentary "Vishniac," which is screening as part of the 2023 San Francisco Jewish Film Festival.
Posted inCulture

‘Vishniac’: At S.F. Jewish Film Fest, unflinching documentary shines light on famed photographer

Leslie Katz by Leslie Katz July 6, 2023July 21, 2023
Harrison Ford still has that Indiana Jones charm at 80.
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Same old Indiana Jones is still fighting the same old Nazis — it almost got a lot more interesting

Mira Fox by Mira Fox July 6, 2023July 6, 2023
Gene Wilder (left) and Harrison Ford as a Polish rabbi and an American bank robber in "The Frisco Kid," in which the odd couple travels west to San Francisco together.
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‘Remembering Gene Wilder’ at S.F. Jewish Film Festival — and how he made my dad laugh

Leslie Katz by Leslie Katz July 5, 2023July 5, 2023
a woman stands before a table of items, including metal cups and candle holders, examining them closely
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A flea market menorah: $4,000. Family memories: priceless.

by Naomi Friedland July 3, 2023July 5, 2023
Ebon Moss-Bachrach plays Richie in "The Bear." (Photo/JTA-FX-Hulu)
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Hulu’s ‘The Bear’ brought up ‘Jewish lightning’: What does it mean, and is it antisemitic?

by Stephen Silver July 3, 2023July 3, 2023
Alan Arkin in one of his last major roles co-starring in two seasons of "The Kominsky Method" opposite Michael Douglas. (Photo/Netflix)
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Alan Arkin, Jewish actor with uncommon versatility, dies at 89

by Andrew Silow-Carroll June 30, 2023
Stan Lee with racks of Marvel comics in New York, June 15, 1978. (Photo/JTA-Santi Visalli-Getty Images)
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The real story buried in Disney’s new Stan Lee documentary

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar June 29, 2023June 29, 2023

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