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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
Scarlett Johansson performing a superheroic feat of derring-do in "Black Widow."
Posted inCelebrity Jews

‘Black Widow’ rakes it in; Baseball gets even Jewish-er; Geffen shells out in Israel; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky July 20, 2021
Ali Suliman as Mustafa in “200 Meters.”
Posted inCulture

Review: Palestinian father knows best in ‘200 Meters’ … or does he?

by Michael Fox July 16, 2021July 15, 2021
Loki (Tom Hiddleston) stands before the kisei kevodecha for judgment in the first episode of "Loki."
Posted inTV & Film

I am burdened with interpretive purpose: A Jewish lens on ‘Loki’

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz July 15, 2021August 4, 2021
Betty Boop was just one of the pop culture icons with Jewish connections enjoyed by Karen Galatz in her youth.
Posted inThe Matzo Chronicles

My Saturdays with Betty, Barbie and Mighty Mouse

Karen Galatz by Karen Galatz July 14, 2021July 21, 2021
Jurnee Smollett in “Lovecraft Country.” (Photo/HBO)
Posted inTV & Film

2021 Emmys: All the Jewish nominees, from Jurnee Smollett to Michael Douglas

by Emily Burack and JTA July 13, 2021July 13, 2021
Documentarian Debra Chasnoff (right) with wife Nancy Otto in “Prognosis: Notes on Living.”
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‘Prognosis’: S.F. documentarian turns camera on herself as she battles cancer

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten July 12, 2021

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