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Taika Waititi, center, wrote and directed "Jojo Rabbit." Roman Griffin Davis, jumping to his right, co-stars. (Photo/Kimberley French-Twentieth Century Fox)
Posted inFilm

‘Jojo Rabbit’ is a satirical lesson in how children learn to hate

by Emily Burack and JTA October 21, 2019October 23, 2019
Israeli film "Working Woman" is the star film of the 2019 Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival.
Posted inTV & Film

Amos Oz, ‘Fiddler’ doc and more at Silicon Valley Jewish film fest

Laura Pall by Laura Paull October 21, 2019
The utterly unloveable Roy Cohn in his later years (Photo/Courtesy Mill Valley Film Festival)
Posted inFilm

New documentary takes a hard look at the brilliant, widely despised Roy Cohn

by Michael Fox October 17, 2019October 17, 2019
Sayed Kashua speaking at San Francisco State University on Oct. 15, 2019. (Photo/Andrew Esensten)
Posted inCulture

Sayed Kashua at S.F. State: for the popular Palestinian Israeli writer, home is elusive

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten October 16, 2019October 16, 2019
Paul Rudd (left) and Zach Galifianakis in "Between Two Ferns: The Movie"
Posted inCelebrity Jews

Jesse Eisenberg returns to ‘Zombieland’; Timothée Chalamet is Henry V; Jenny Slate’s first stand-up special

by Nate Bloom October 11, 2019October 11, 2019
portman in a space as she is lowered into a tank of water
Posted inCelebrity Jews

Joaquin Phoenix goes to Gotham; Natalie Portman goes to space; Michael Chabon goes to Netflix

by Nate Bloom October 4, 2019
headshot of sayed kashua
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Palestinian Israeli writer, creator of TV comedy ‘Arab Labor,’ to speak in S.F.

Laura Pall by Laura Paull October 4, 2019October 4, 2019
Noah Schnapp (right) as the aspiring chef Abe and Seu Jorge as his culinary mentor in "Abe"
Posted inFilm

Food, Christmas, ‘Fiddler’ and more at Sonoma Jewish film fest

Laura Pall by Laura Paull October 2, 2019October 2, 2019
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky smiles after meeting U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the General Assembly in New York, Sept. 26, 2019. (JTA/Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images)
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Ukraine president’s meeting with Mila Kunis offers no escape from scandal

Cnaan Liphshiz, Netherlands-based Europe Correspondent for JTA by Cnaan Liphshiz and JTA September 27, 2019
Still from the musical finale of “Transparent” (Photo/Erin Simkin, courtesy Amazon Prime)
Posted inTV & Film

Subversively Jewish to the last, ‘Transparent’ goes out with a song

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz September 26, 2019October 1, 2019

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