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Alan Haim (left) and Cooper Hoffman in "Licorice Pizza"
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Gabby Giffords has bat mitzvah; Jewish Grammy nominees; Haim goes to the movies; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky December 7, 2021December 8, 2021
(Photo/Forward-Emma McIntyre-Getty)
Posted inBooks

Mel Brooks’ memoir is 500 pages on his favorite subject — himself

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar and Forward November 30, 2021
Paul "Sexiest Man Alive" Rudd in "Ghostbusters: Afterlife"
Posted inCelebrity Jews

Paul Rudd is sexy; Batsheva Haart is separated; Carole King is crowned; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky November 22, 2021
Paul Rudd (left) and Will Ferrell in "The Shrink Next Door."
Posted inTV & Film

Overanalyzing ‘The Shrink Next Door,’ Apple TV’s extremely Jewish new series

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz November 19, 2021November 19, 2021
Ilker Kiliç (left) as Mordo and Asude Kalebek as Raşel in "The Club." (Photo/JTA-Netflix)
Posted inTV & Film

Netflix’s ‘The Club’ shatters taboos with rare historical portrait of Turkish Jews

by David I. Klein and JTA November 18, 2021November 18, 2021
Dean Stockwell in his iconic role as Al in "Quantum Leap." (Photo/NBC Universal)
Posted inFilm

How Dean Stockwell, dead at 85, fought antisemitism and inspired Jewish moviegoers

by Benjamin Ivry and Forward November 10, 2021
Brian Epstein riding a horse at his 30th birthday party. (Photo/JTA-Ron Joy-Belle Schwartz Estate)
Posted inCelebrity Jews

Brian Epstein gets a statue; Omar Sharif goes to Israel; Scarlett Johansson settles with Disney; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky November 10, 2021November 10, 2021
Adrien Brody in Season 3, Episode 4 of "Succession." (Photo/Macall B. Polay-HBO)
Posted inTV & Film

Adrien Brody brings a Jewish character — and antisemitism — to HBO’s ‘Succession’

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA November 9, 2021February 13, 2023
The Silversteins (from left: Joshua, Ami, Laila, Shel and Cinthya) outside of their Los Angeles home. (Photo/Casey Durkin/NBC)
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‘Home Sweet Home’: Multiracial Jewish family swaps lives with Mormons in Ava DuVernay-helmed docuseries

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten November 4, 2021November 4, 2021
Actor Kathryn Hahn as Rabbi Raquel Fein on “Transparent.” (Photo/Amazon Prime)
Posted inOpinion

No, Jewish characters do not need to be played by Jewish actors

by Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin and RNS November 4, 2021

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