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Performers in the 2020 version of "The Shushan Queens." (Photo/Eli Zaturanski)
Posted inTheater

‘Shushan Queens’: A queer Purim musical jabs at antisemitism through song

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb February 28, 2023March 6, 2023
Judd Hirsch plays a Holocaust survivor in "iMordecai." (Photo/FeMor Productions)
Posted inFilm

The real story behind Jewish family comedy ‘iMordecai’ and its unusual path to the big screen

by Stephen Silver and JTA February 27, 2023
Greg Laemmle, president of Laemmle Theaters
Posted inUncategorized

‘Only in Theaters’: Jewish family behind SoCal’s Laemmle Theaters share their story in new documentary

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten February 24, 2023March 6, 2023
Sammy Davis Jr., circa 1955. (Photo/Getty Images-Forward)
Posted inFilm

The real story behind Sammy Davis Jr.’s conversion to Judaism

Beth Harpaz by Beth Harpaz and Forward February 23, 2023February 23, 2023
Helen Mirren as Golda Meir in Guy Nattiv's film "Golda." (Photo/Jasper Wolf)
Posted inTV & Film

Can a new biopic about Golda avoid politics?

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA February 22, 2023February 22, 2023
Walter Mosely’s latest novel is called "Every Man a King." (Graphic/Matthew Litman-Forward; Photos/Amy Sussman-Getty Images and courtesy of Walter Mosley)
Posted inCulture

Walter Mosley talks about his new detective novel, race, antisemitism — and his Jewish mother

Beth Harpaz by Beth Harpaz and Forward February 22, 2023February 23, 2023
Lior Ben-Hur teaches music at Camp Ramah. (Photo/Courtesy Ben-Hur
Posted inCulture

Israeli-born musician Lior Ben-Hur puts his ‘Heart’ into Bay Area music education

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene February 22, 2023February 23, 2023
The 2017 color war at JCC Ranch Camp in Elbert, Colorado. (Photo/JTA-Noah Gallagher)
Posted inBooks

American Jews created historic summer camps. Or did summer camps create American Jews?

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA February 21, 2023February 21, 2023
Rachel Sennott (left) and Madeline Grey DeFreece in "Tahara," one of several movies you could watch instead of "You People."
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Seven movies about Black-Jewish relations to watch instead of ‘You People’

Rebecca PierceLexi Leban by Rebecca Pierce and Lexi Leban February 20, 2023February 22, 2023
Mikey Pauker, seen here performing at Cornerstone Brewery in Berkeley, is one of the musicians behind a petition to add a Jewish music category to the Grammys. (Photo/Courtesy Pauker)
Posted inCulture

Why these two musician friends want the Grammys to add a Jewish music category

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten February 17, 2023February 17, 2023

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