TV
Walnut Creek lawyer on ‘Jeopardy!’ in one of Alex Trebek's last episodes
The category was “A Star Is Born.” The answer: “April 30, 1985 in Rosh Ha’Ayin, Israel gave us this wonder of a gal.” Walnut Creek attorney Jennifer…
Music
Israel Philharmonic to stream Hans Zimmer Hanukkah event
The Israel Philharmonic Foundation is streaming a pre-Hanukkah concert event featuring music by and an interview with Hans Zimmer, one of Hollywood’s most…
Film
JFI marks 40th anniversary with 8 nights of films for Hanukkah
The Jewish Film Institute, the S.F.-based entity that wasn’t able to present its annual San Francisco Jewish Film Festival this past summer due to the…
Celebrity Jews
Sarah Silverman on being typecast; Your new Jewish heartthrob; etc.
Your next crush A newcomer on the scene — and one who’s tipped to be a solid heartthrob — is Kingsley Ben-Adir, who played Zoë Kravitz’s love interest in…
Culture
East Bay Jewish arts lab seeks 2021 fellows — pandemic or not
LABA East Bay, an incubator and study program for Jewish artists run by the JCC East Bay, is in search of its second cohort of Bay Area artists. LABA…
Film
Women filmmakers to discuss their works on Polish Jewish history
On Nov. 18, two of the shining lights among contemporary Jewish women filmmakers will engage in a live, online conversation about the different ways they…
Celebrity Jews
Scarlett Johansson gets hitched; Bob Dylan on antisemitism; etc.
Let the fans rejoice Love is real, folks. Sue Bird, the four-time WNBA title winner, is engaged to soccer star Megan Rapinoe. Bird announced the news with…
TV
Big budget, human stories: 'Valley of Tears' tackles Yom Kippur War
How many people are in a tank crew? While watching the first four episodes of “Valley of Tears,” a new Israeli drama series, I swore I counted seven. But…
TV
7 Jewish ‘Jeopardy!’ moments from Alex Trebek’s 36 years as host
Alex Trebek, the beloved baritone host of “Jeopardy!,” died of pancreatic cancer Sunday at 80. In his 36 years as host of the immensely popular game show,…