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TV & Film

Dave Burd as a fictionalized version of himself in the second season of "Dave."
Posted inTV & Film

In season 2 of ‘Dave,’ a Jewish rapper struggles to not get canceled

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten August 30, 2021August 31, 2021
Ed Asner at rehearsals for the Emmy Awards, Sept. 9, 1979. (Photo/JTA-Ron Galella, Ltd.-Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
Posted inObituaries

Ed Asner, proudly Jewish actor who won Emmys as Lou Grant and delighted in Pixar’s ‘Up,’ dies at 91

by Ron Kampeas and JTA August 30, 2021
Beanie Feldstein has been cast to star in a revival of "Funny Girl." (Photo/File)
Posted inCelebrity Jews

Mayim Bialik (sort of) gets ‘Jeopardy!’ gig; Beanie Feldstein in ‘Funny Girl’; Carrie Brownstein’s weird new movie; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky August 16, 2021August 16, 2021
From the cover of “Jewish Science Fiction and Fantasy Through 1945: Immigrants in the Golden Age” by Valerie Estelle Frankel
Posted inBooks

Q&A: New book explains how Jews invented science fiction

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky August 13, 2021June 10, 2024
Laizy Shapira, the creator of "Srugim," is having trouble finding funding for his next show. (Screenshot/JTA-YouTube)
Posted inTV & Film

The creator of Israeli hit TV series ‘Srugim’ is turning to fans to finance his next project

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA August 11, 2021August 11, 2021
From the poster for "The Meaning of Hitler."
Posted inFilm

Documentary review: ‘The Meaning of Hitler’ is obvious and elusive — and worrying 

by Michael Fox August 10, 2021August 10, 2021
Lior Raz as Segev Azulai in "Hit & Run." (Photo/Netflix)
Posted inTV & Film

‘Hit & Run’: Star and co-creator of ‘Fauda’ brings the action to New York in new series

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz August 9, 2021August 10, 2021
woman playing basketball
Posted inCelebrity Jews

Bird waves the flag; Israel gets on a horse; Pink gets mad; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky July 29, 2021
Julia Haart (center) is the focus of the Netflix reality series "My Unorthodox Life."
Posted inFirst Person

‘My Unorthodox Life’: Uninteresting and superficial

by Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin and RNS July 23, 2021
San Francisco Jewish Film Festival co-directors Deborah Kaufman and Janis Plotkin in 1991 on the balcony of the Castro Theatre. (Photo/File)
Posted inCulture

Why S.F. is home to the world’s oldest, longest-running Jewish film fest

Peter L. Stein by Peter L. Stein July 22, 2021July 4, 2022

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