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The motley crew of Nazi hunters returns to bring down the ultimate prey: Hitler himself. (Photo/Courtesy Prime Video)
Posted inTV & Film

Television’s goriest Holocaust revenge fantasy has had a change of heart — will it matter?

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar and Forward January 12, 2023
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Why did it take so long to get a Netflix show about Bernie Madoff?

Mira Fox by Mira Fox and Forward January 10, 2023
David Duchovny as Arnold, Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Shelley, Jonah Hill (Writer-Producer) as Ezra, Lauren London as Amira, Eddie Murphy as Akbar, and Nia Long as Fatima in "You People." (Photo/Parrish Lewis-Netflix)
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In Netflix’s ‘You People,’ Jonah Hill is a Jewish guy who finds love with a Farrakhan follower’s daughter

by Andrew Lapin and JTA January 6, 2023January 9, 2023
Inventor Eddy Goldfarb is the subject of "Eddy's World," a documentary  in the 2023 Legacy Film Festival on Aging.
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Legacy Film Festival spotlights ups and downs of elderly Jews

by Liz Harris December 27, 2022December 30, 2022
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From Maisels to Bergsteins, Jews thrived on TV in 2022

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz December 21, 2022December 21, 2022
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To know what Saul Bellow thinks of cancel culture, read his work (or watch this film)

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar and Forward December 16, 2022
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Disney+ doc traces Idina Menzel’s rise, from the bat mitzvah circuit to Broadway

by Stephen Silver and JTA December 12, 2022
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They hate to see a girlboss getting divorced: ‘My Unorthodox Life’ is back

by The Forward and Forward December 2, 2022
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Deeply Jewish comedy is having a moment, even as antisemitism rocks pop culture

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg and JTA November 30, 2022
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Q&A: Journalist Jodi Kantor, whose Weinstein reporting stars in ‘She Said,’ will speak in Palo Alto

Sarah Rosen by Sarah Rosen and JTA November 22, 2022

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