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Anna Próchniak as Gita and Jonah Hauer-King as Lali in Peacock's "The Tattooist of Auschwitz." (Photo/Martin Mlaka-Sky UK)
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‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’ tackles a Holocaust love story based on real events

Shira Li Bartov by Shira Li Bartov April 22, 2024May 1, 2024
(From left) Daniel Thrasher, Michaela Watkins, Carol Kane, Henry Hall and Dan Bakkedahl in “Dinner with the Parents,” an American riff on the British Shabbat sitcom “Friday Night Dinner.” (Photo/Olly Courtney-CBS)
Posted inTV

‘Dinner with the Parents’: A Jewish sitcom from Britain gets remade in American suburbia

by Dan Friedman April 19, 2024April 19, 2024
Larry David has a lot to answer for in the finale of "Curb Your Enthusiasm." (Photo/John Johnson-HBO
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In ‘Curb’ finale, Larry David defends his life — but has he learned his lesson?

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar April 8, 2024
Avi Azulay as Moses holds the Ten Commandments in the Netflix series “Testament: The Story of Moses,”. (Photo/Courtesy Netflix)
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‘Testament: The Story of Moses’ is one of Netflix’s top shows — and it features multiple rabbis

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg April 3, 2024
Screenshots from Cantor David Fair's first "I'm a cantor" video on TikTok.
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He’s a cantor, and he’s poking fun at misconceptions about his job on TikTok

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten April 2, 2024April 3, 2024
Joey King, as Halina, and Logan Lerman, as Andy, in a scene from "We Were the Lucky Ones." (Photo/Hulu)
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‘We Were the Lucky Ones’ uncovers a Jewish family’s buried past under the Nazis

Shira Li Bartov by Shira Li Bartov March 28, 2024March 28, 2024
Jonathan Glazer, winner of the Best International Feature Film award for “The Zone of Interest”, onstage in the press room at the 96th Annual Academy Awards at Ovation Hollywood on March 10, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo/JTA-Jeff Kravitz-FilmMagic)
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I wasn’t surprised that Jonathan Glazer’s Oscars speech ignited hysteria

Deborah Kaufman (Photo/Courtesy) by Deborah Kaufman March 18, 2024March 18, 2024
William Shatner in "You Can Call Me Bill" (Screenshot from trailer)
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A new William Shatner documentary is more meet-and-greet than film

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar March 18, 2024March 18, 2024
In "God and Country," a documentary produced by Rob Reiner, footage from real events showcases the signs and symbols of growing Christian nationalism in the United States. (Screenshot)
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In new documentary ‘God and Country,’ Rob Reiner shines a light on Christian nationalism

by Stephen Silver February 22, 2024February 22, 2024
Left: Nathaniel Solomon at Chabad House Berkeley (Photo/Andrew Esensten). Right: Obi Clark at Temple Beth Abraham. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
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Meet two local Jews whose paths to Judaism went through Rastafari

Andrew EsenstenLea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Andrew Esensten and Lea Loeb February 16, 2024February 21, 2024

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