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Jay Rosenblatt and daughter Ella, 17, in 2018 from his film "How Do You Measure A Year?"
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‘How Do You Measure a Year?’ Oscar-nominated documentary of S.F. girl’s time-lapse childhood comes to HBO

by Dan Pine June 21, 2023June 21, 2023
Maya Landsman won a best actress award at Cannes for her performance in The Lesson. (Photo/Courtesy ChaiFlicks)
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‘The Lesson’: In searing new Israeli drama, a classroom dispute explodes into Greek tragedy

by Simi Horowitz June 21, 2023June 21, 2023
Cleavon Little (left) and Gene Wilder in "Blazing Saddles."
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S.F. Jewish Film Fest 2023 lineup announced: Gene Wilder, Bella Abzug, ‘Prince of Egypt’

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten June 20, 2023July 5, 2023
Vi poses in Battery Park in New York City, dressed as her great-great-grandmother Carolina in 1881. (Photo/Courtesy)
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Watch this Oakland YouTuber recreate her great-great-grandmother’s Shabbat dress

by Emma Goss June 19, 2023June 21, 2023
Bernie Lumen and his daughter Ember Lumen, characters in the new Pixar film "Elemental."
Posted inCulture

Roasting anti-semitism, getting ‘Elemental’ and celebrating dads

Erin Ben-Moche and Esther D. Kustanowitz by The Bagels June 19, 2023June 20, 2023
Howie Mandel was the closing act at the "Roast of Anti-Semitism" in Los Angeles on June 14. (Photo/JTA-Zusha Goldin)
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Howie Mandel and Rachel Bloom headline an LA comedy ‘Roast of Anti-Semitism’

Jacob Gurvis by Jacob Gurvis June 16, 2023June 16, 2023
Fashion in "The Gilded Age"
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Talking ‘Gilded Age’ Jewish clothes with YouTube’s favorite fashion historian

Erin Ben-Moche and Esther D. Kustanowitz by The Bagels June 13, 2023
Josh Young as Shlomo Carlebach in the 2018 Jerusalem production of "Soul Doctor." A movie version will be screened in theaters on June 13.
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Planned screening of ‘Soul Doctor’ film about Shlomo Carlebach sparks outrage

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten June 9, 2023June 21, 2023
Eli Roth plays Andrew Finkelstein in HBO's "The Idol." (Photo/Eddy Chen-HBO)
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Is ‘The Idol’ good for Hollywood Jews or ‘torture porn’?

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar June 6, 2023June 6, 2023
Shlomi Bertonov, right, as Ben in "Concerned Citizen." (Photo/JTA-Guy Sahaf)
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Israeli drama film ‘Concerned Citizen’ tackles gentrification and race issues in Tel Aviv

Sarah Rosen by Sarah Rosen June 4, 2023June 2, 2023

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