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(From left) The Thing, Spidey and Spin in the upcoming Rosh Hashanah episode of "Spidey and his Amazing Friends."
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Spider-Man and his ‘Amazing Friends’ save Rosh Hashanah on preschool series

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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky September 12, 2023September 12, 2023
The Academy of Motion Pictures Museum in Los Angeles (Photo/Courtesy)
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The Academy Museum snubbed Hollywood’s Jewish founders. Its next exhibit hopes to make amends

Sharon Rosen Leib by Sharon Rosen Leib September 7, 2023
From "Coup de Chance," Woody Allen's new film with an all-French cast.
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Has Woody Allen ever told you how lucky he is?

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Helen Mirren as Golda Meir in "Golda." (Photo/Sean Gleason-Courtesy of Bleecker Street-ShivHans Pictures)
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Helen Mirren’s Golda is golden — but the film merely glitters

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(From left) Adam Sandler, Sarah Sherman and Dan Bulla with director Sammi Cohen on the set of “You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah.” (Photo/Scott Yamano-Netflix)
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‘You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah’ director wants to normalize queer Jewish experiences

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Brothers Geoff Levin (left) and Robbie Levin once played music together in the band People!
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How Scientology tore apart two Jewish brothers from San Jose

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How it feels to watch yourself grow up in 29 minutes flat

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Esty Marcus (left) interviews Aleeza Ben Shalom at the Lent Chabad Center, Aug. 7, 2023. (Photo/Jeff Bartee Photography)
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Aleeza Ben Shalom of ‘Jewish Matchmaking’ brings Bay Area singles onstage at live event

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Herbert Sussan, seen here in Nagasaki in 1946, later said in an oral history, “All of us were absolutely stunned, and nobody could believe it was one bomb.” (Photo/Courtesy Leslie Sussan)
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Her father documented the devastation at Nagasaki and Hiroshima — now she’s considered an honorary second-generation survivor

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Director William Friedkin at the 2017 Stiges Film Festival in Stiges, Spain. (Photo/Wikimedia-GuillemMedina CC BY-SA 4.0)
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How William Friedkin, a Jewish kid from Chicago, made us fear the Catholic devil

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