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Rachel Brosnahan in the fifth season of "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
Posted inThe Bagel Report

Midge Maisel strikes back

Erin Ben-Moche and Esther D. Kustanowitz by The Bagels April 24, 2023April 24, 2023
Scott Gerber, a Jewish rancher and musician in Petaluma, appears in "Jews of the Wild West." (Photo/Electric Yolk Media)
Posted inFilm

‘Jews of the Wild West,’ set to air on KQEH, tips hat to ‘Girl Rabbi’ from S.F.

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten April 21, 2023April 24, 2023
Ofra Haza died in 2000, but AI technology has allowed for her voice and likeness to be recreated and used in a new song. (Screenshot/YouTube)
Posted inMusic

Two iconic Israeli singers have been resurrected via AI for a duet. Not everyone is happy.

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg and JTA April 20, 2023April 20, 2023
cover art for "On The Landing," “The Glatstein Chronicles” and “In the Land of the Postscript”
Posted inCulture

SFPL branch offers program highlighting works by Yiddish authors, Elana Dykewomon

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten April 20, 2023April 20, 2023
Armen Nahapetian as a young Beau and Zoe Lister-Jones as a young Mona in "Beau Is Afraid." (Photo/Courtesy of A24)
Posted inFilm

‘Beau Is Afraid’ isn’t Jewish ‘Lord of the Rings’ — it’s way worse

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar and Forward April 19, 2023
Midge goes to Rockefeller Center in the final season of "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel."
Posted inTV & Film

In its final season, ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ saves itself by having more fun

Mira Fox by Mira Fox and Forward April 18, 2023April 18, 2023
Survivor David Wisnia and his pianist grandson Avi in a scene from “How Saba Kept Singing,” a documentary airing on PBS on April 18. (Photo/JTA-Retro Report)
Posted inYom HaShoah

Can a Holocaust documentary have a happy ending? Should it?

by Andrew Silow-Carroll and JTA April 17, 2023
a middle aged woman, an old woman, and a young woman in a wedding dress stand together smiling in a bridal store.
Posted inObituaries

Hedda Kleinfeld Schachter, Holocaust survivor and bridal empire builder, dies at 99

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg and JTA April 17, 2023
Posted inUncategorized

For theatergoers at Broadway’s recent spate of Jewish shows, attendance is a form of witness

Laura Yares by Laura Yares and JTA April 14, 2023
Left: the cover of “Impossible Takes Longer.” Right: Daniel Gordis (Photo/Yoram Reshef Studios-Courtesy)
Posted inBooks

Is having a Jewish state worth it? A new book provides a case for optimism

Laura E. Adkins by Laura E. Adkins and Forward April 14, 2023

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