Film
Review: An Israeli’s anxiety over aging comes out of ‘Africa’
“What are your plans for the future?” That absurd question, posed by an apathetic adolescent interviewing his grandfather for a homework assignment, would…
TV
‘My Unorthodox Life’: Hasidic TV trend gets reality treatment
The Jewish community has obsessed over the slow-toned narrative beats of haredi life on “Shtisel,” and criticized the escape-from-ultra-Orthodox-Brooklyn…
Celebrity Jews
Keitel does Lansky; Jurnee joins the Academy; etc.
A gangster and a Jew Harvey Keitel, 82, is taking on the role of gangster Meyer Lansky, the “mob’s accountant” who oversaw and ran crime rackets from…
Film
'Kaddish for Bernie Madoff': Avant-garde film says a unique farewell
When Alicia Jo Rabins wrote “A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff,” she had no idea it would come out the year Madoff actually died. “Wow. It’s an odd experience…
Film
S.F. Jewish film fest roars back into Castro — and online, too
If you’ve been waiting patiently for an opportunity to watch a movie in an actual theater again — remember those places, with the huge screens, comfy…
Film
SF Jewish Film Fest '21: Madoff musical, Holocaust revenge and more
After presenting an abbreviated, mostly virtual program last summer due to the pandemic, the Jewish Film Institute has announced a full lineup of films…
Opinion
‘The New Jew’ shows Israelis how Judaism works in the U.S.
A new Israeli government has brought a renewed focus on repairing ties between Israel and the Diaspora. Yair Lapid, a key part of the new coalition, has…
Celebrity Jews
Orthodox mom 'Ninja Warrior'; Jake Gyllenhaal grilled by children; etc.
Frum and tough There are moms, and then there are … ninja moms. Liba Yoffe, a 35-year-old Orthodox mother of four, is one of this year’s competitors on…
TV
‘Black Space’: Exploring teenage darkness in Netflix’s latest Israeli series
These days, it’s sometimes hard to remember that the world had problems even before we heard the word “coronavirus.” But various dramatic series — “13…