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Elizabeth Taylor as Cleopatra in the 1963 film on the Egyptian queen. (Photo/JTA-Universal History Archive-Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Posted inFilm

Decades before Gal Gadot, Elizabeth Taylor fell into controversy playing Cleopatra as a Jewish actress

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA October 13, 2020
Poet Louise Glück, seen here at the National Book Awards in New York City in 2014, is the winner of the 2020 Nobel Prize for Literature. (Photo/JTA-Robin Marchant-Getty Images)
Posted inPoetry

WNBA’s Jewish Bird; Gadot as Cleopatra causes a flap; stars get naked for democracy; etc.

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 13, 2020October 13, 2020
Zuzanna Sorowy in "My Name Is Sara," the true story of 13-year-old Holocaust survivor Sara Goralnik.
Posted inTV & Film

Sonoma JCC’s film festival kicks off 25th anniversary year

Laura Pall by Laura Paull October 9, 2020October 15, 2020
Niv Sultan as Tamir Rabinyan in "Tehran." (Photo/Apple TV+)
Posted inTV & Film

‘Tehran’ is a groundbreaking Israeli spy show about immigrant identity

Lior Zaltzman by Lior Zaltzman and JTA October 7, 2020
Sacha Baron Cohen (right) as Abbie Hoffman in "The Trial of the Chicago 7". (Photo/Niko Tavernise-Netflix)
Posted inFilm

Sacha Baron Cohen’s next Netflix role is super Jewish and super relevant

Lior Zaltzman by Lior Zaltzman and JTA September 29, 2020September 30, 2020
jones and murray looks perplexed as they sit in the front seat of a small old red convertible
Posted inCelebrity Jews

Disney Channel does Rosh Hashanah; Abbie Hoffman on Netflix; Rashida Jones costars with Bill Murray; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky September 29, 2020September 29, 2020
Renowned Israeli chef Yotam Ottolenghi with some of the pastry chefs at the Met gala. (Photo/IFC)
Posted inFilm

‘Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles’ is an orgy of baking and a feast for the eyes

Alix Wall by Alix Wall September 25, 2020September 25, 2020
Liz Garbus at the premiere of "Lost Girls" in Park City, Utah, Jan. 28, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Joe Scarnici-Getty Images for Netflix)
Posted inTV & Film

‘All In: The Fight for Democracy’ director Liz Garbus on learning the Jewish tradition of activism from her famous father

Curt Schleier by Curt Schleier, JTA and J. Staff September 22, 2020September 30, 2020
The "Schitt's Creek" cast at a pre-Emmys party, Sept. 21, 2020: (from left) Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Dan Levy and Anne Murphy.
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‘Schitt’s Creek’ sweeps the 2020 Emmys and makes history

by Emily Burack and JTA September 21, 2020
Sacha Baron Cohen as Eli Cohen in "The Spy"
Posted inFilm

Netflix’s story of famous Israeli spy pales in comparison with ’87 movie

by Lenore Richman Roland September 17, 2020September 17, 2020

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