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A surrealist 1937 WPA mural (left) by Reuben Kadish (right) has been restored and is on view in San Francisco.
Posted inCulture

A surrealist WPA mural in S.F. by Jewish artist Reuben Kadish has been restored

by Julie Zigoris and San Francisco Standard April 28, 2023
Judy Blume reads letters from young readers in "Judy Blume Forever." (Photo/Courtesy Prime Video)
Posted inFilm

‘Judy Blume Forever’: New doc proves iconic author has always been a mensch

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent April 27, 2023April 27, 2023
Singer and actor Harry Belafonte in a recording studio, circa 1957. (Photo/JTA-Hulton Archive-Getty Images)
Posted inObituaries

Harry Belafonte, singer and civil rights activist who popularized ‘Hava Nagila’ in the US, dies at 96

by Lisa Keys and JTA April 26, 2023April 26, 2023
Kevin Janssens as Noah in "Rough Diamonds." (Photo/Netflix-Nyk Dekeyser)
Posted inTV

Netflix’s ‘Rough Diamonds’ brings viewers into the drama of Antwerp’s Orthodox diamond district

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA April 25, 2023
the covers of all three Jewish Catalogs
Posted inOpinion

‘The Jewish Catalog’ reimagined for a ‘disrupted’ world

by Rabbi Michael Strassfeld April 24, 2023
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)
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‘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)
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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”
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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)
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‘Beau Is Afraid’ isn’t Jewish ‘Lord of the Rings’ — it’s way worse

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar and Forward April 19, 2023

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