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TV & Film

Meir Gerner plays a version of himself in “Africa.”
Posted inTV & Film

Review: An Israeli’s anxiety over aging comes out of ‘Africa’

by Michael Fox July 9, 2021July 9, 2021
Julia Haart in the Netflix reality series "My Unorthodox Life." (Photo/Netflix)
Posted inTV & Film

‘My Unorthodox Life’: Hasidic TV trend gets reality treatment

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz July 8, 2021July 14, 2021
Harvey Keitel stars as Meyer Lansky in "Lansky." (Photo/Vertical Entertainment)
Posted inSports

Keitel does Lansky; Jurnee joins the Academy; Fox makes hockey history; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky July 7, 2021July 7, 2021
From “A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff,” which includes moments of animation, music and ritual.
Posted inCulture

Avant-garde film says ‘Kaddish for Bernie Madoff,’ in its own eccentric way

Mira Fox by Mira Fox and Forward July 6, 2021July 6, 2021
From “Charlatan,” playing at this year's San Francisco Jewish Film Festival.
Posted inTV & Film

S.F. Jewish film fest roars back into Castro — and online, too

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten July 2, 2021July 6, 2021
A still from the musical "A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff," one of many films screening at the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival this year.
Posted inFilm

Madoff musical, Holocaust revenge and Saul Bellow at 2021 S.F. Jewish Film Festival

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten June 24, 2021July 21, 2021
Guri Alfi in the trailer for his Israeli documentary TV series, "The New Jew."
Posted inOpinion

‘The New Jew’ shows Israelis how Judaism works in the U.S.

Rabbi Leon A. MorrisRabbi Josh Weinberg by Rabbi Leon Morris and Rabbi Josh Weinberg June 22, 2021
a black and white of bernstein seated at a piano, making annotations on a piece of sheet music
Posted inTV & Film

Orthodox mom ‘Ninja Warrior’; Leonard Bernstein documentary; Jake Gyllenhaal grilled by children; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky June 21, 2021June 21, 2021
Guri Alfi plays Detective Rami Davidi in "Black Space," an Israeli series now streaming on Netflix.
Posted inTV & Film

‘Black Space’: Exploring teenage darkness in Netflix’s latest Israeli series

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz June 16, 2021June 16, 2021
Niv Nissim, right, and John Benjamin Hickey star in "Sublet," the new film from director Eytan Fox. (Photo/Daniel Miller)
Posted inCulture

Eytan Fox, pop prince of Israeli cinema, keeps it queer in ‘Sublet’

by Michael Fox June 10, 2021June 10, 2021

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