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Sasson Gabay and Rita Shukrun play a couple who fall under the spell of a charismatic neighbor in "Karaoke."
Posted inFilm

S.F. Jewish Film Festival opening night: Spare and surprising ‘Karaoke’ shows three Israeli stars at their best

by Sue Fishkoff July 5, 2022July 25, 2022
Joey Soloway, creator of the TV series "Transparent," speaks onstage during an Equality California event at in Los Angeles, Sept. 28, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Matt Winkelmeyer/-Getty Images for Equality California)
Posted inCulture

Arts org Reboot is funding Jewish projects with Joey Soloway, Adam Mansbach and other creators

by Andrew Lapin and JTA July 1, 2022
A Hebrew-language ad for Netflix's hit alt-history romance series "Bridgerton."
Posted inOpinion

Where is the Jewish ‘Bridgerton’? We need period pieces where Jews aren’t the victims.

Nesya Lieberman by Nesya Lieberman July 1, 2022July 1, 2022
"My Name Is Andrea," a documentary about feminist writer Andrea Dworkin, will be shown at the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival.
Posted inFilm

Bernstein, Dworkin, Ken Burns: San Francisco Jewish film fest lineup teems with cultural icons

by Michael Fox June 28, 2022July 13, 2022
The iconic song "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen — seen here with a feline friend — is the subject of a new documentary opening soon in the Bay Area. (Photo/Graeme Mitchell-Redux)
Posted inCultured

Hot Jewish Summer: Yiddish album and ‘Hallelujah’ doc will strike a chord

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten June 21, 2022June 22, 2022
Cooper Raiff as a bar/bat mitzvah "motivational dancer" in “Cha Cha Real Smooth.” (Photo/JTA-Courtesy of Apple)
Posted inCulture

Is ‘Cha Cha Real Smooth’ the first good bar/bat mitzvah movie?

by Andrew Lapin and JTA June 17, 2022June 17, 2022
Glenn Close is a new addition to the second season of "Tehran."
Posted inCulture

Glenn Close joins a less exhilarating season 2 of hit Israeli series ‘Tehran’

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz June 14, 2022June 14, 2022
Ver voynt in an ananas untern yam? (Photo/Getty; Design/JTA-Jackie Hajdenberg)
Posted inTV & Film

The ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ theme song is now in Yiddish

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg and JTA June 14, 2022
Serayah as Rbel in the BET+ original series "Kingdom Business"
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The gospel of ‘Kingdom Business’ director Christopher Erskin

TaRessa Stovall by TaRessa Stovall and Forward June 13, 2022June 13, 2022
The two Annes go head to head. (Photo/Forward-Courtesy Adi Eshman)
Posted inFilm

SFJFF: What happens if a Black non-Jewish woman plays Anne Frank?

Mira Fox by Mira Fox and Forward June 10, 2022July 25, 2022

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