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It’s Hanukkah time at Hallmark, so everyone must wear blue. (Photo/Courtesy Hallmark)
Posted inTV & Film

‘Round and Round’: Hallmark’s new Hanukkah movie makes fun of Hallmark holiday movies

Mira Fox by Mira Fox December 6, 2023
Norman Lear attends the Hollywood Walk of Fame Star Ceremony honoring Marla Gibbs on July 20, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Amy Sussman-Getty Images)
Posted inTV & Film

Norman Lear, Jewish creator of pioneering TV comedies including ‘All in the Family,’ dies at 101

by Andrew Lapin December 6, 2023
Barbra Streisand with director William Wyler (left) and Omar Sharif on the set of the film "Funny Girl," 1968. (Photo/JTA-Columbia Pictures-Getty Images)
Posted inUncategorized

The most Jewish moments from Barbra Streisand’s new memoir

by Stephen Silver December 5, 2023
(From left) Emma Stone, Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie in "The Curse." (Photo/Courtesy Showtime)
Posted inTV

Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie’s ‘The Curse’ is a deeply Jewish reflection on America’s original sins

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar November 30, 2023January 16, 2024
Akiva and Chava Hart and their six children converted to Judaism on Nov. 5, 2023. Then the married couple got married again in a Jewish ceremony. (Photo/Levi Lehman)
Posted inTV & Film

‘House of Lev’: A former hip hop dancer and a makeup artist document their new Orthodox life online

Debra Nussbaum Cohen by Debra Nussbaum Cohen November 29, 2023November 29, 2023
Deborah Feldman poses in her living room in Berlin, March 10, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Christophe Gateau-picture alliance via Getty Images)
Posted inTV

‘Unorthodox’ author Deborah Feldman is a lightning rod in Germany’s debate about criticizing Israel

by Toby Axelrod November 21, 2023November 21, 2023
a young woman holds up american and israeli flags made from construction paper
Posted inCulture

Cancel culture comes for ‘Israelism,’ a documentary about Jews critical of Israel

Mira Fox by Mira Fox November 20, 2023November 21, 2023
“Eretz Nehederet,” a satirical TV show in Israel, mocked far-left American student activists in a recent English-language video. (Screenshot/YouTube)
Posted inComedy

Comedians defend Israel the best way they know how: Make ’em laugh

by Amy Klein November 17, 2023
Boots Riley performing with his band The Coup at the Nakba-60 festival in downtown San Francisco in 2008. (Photo/Hossam el-Hamalawy via Flickr CC BY 2.0 DEED)
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Boots Riley and Hadar Cohen join artists’ call for cease-fire

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten November 2, 2023November 3, 2023
A scene from "Seven Blessings," Israel's submission to the 2023 Academy Awards.
Posted inFilm

Israel’s Oscar submission is a vibrant story of family, betrayal and forgiveness

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar November 2, 2023November 2, 2023

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