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Christina Applegate (on couch) plays recent widow Jen, who meets Judy (Linda Cardellini) at a grief support group, in Netflix’s “Dead to Me.”
Posted inCulture

‘Dead to Me’: The next must-watch show for Jewish women

Lior Zaltzman by Lior Zaltzman May 30, 2019
Scene from "Law & Order: SVU" episode "Assumptions"
Posted inCulture

‘Law & Order’ episode touches on Ilhan Omar tweets and MAGA hat teens

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz May 16, 2019May 17, 2019
“The Chronicles of San Francisco” mural of 1,200 San Franciscans includes several from the Jewish community — can you find them? (Photo/Courtesy SFMOMA)
Posted inArt & About

1,200 San Franciscans in one giant digital mural; and more arts around the Bay

Laura Pall by Laura Paull May 15, 2019May 21, 2019
Christopher Abbott and George Clooney in Hulu's adaptation of Joseph Heller's Jew-ish WWII satire "Catch-22"
Posted inCelebrity Jews

Josh Gad is a dog; Paul Rudd hosts SNL finale; ‘Catch-22’ comes to TV

by Nate Bloom May 13, 2019May 17, 2019
Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the Holocaust survivor who became America's most famous sex therapist (Photo/Austin Hargrave)
Posted inFilm

New documentary on Dr. Ruth, Holocaust survivor and sex maven

Curt Schleier by Curt Schleier and JTA May 8, 2019
Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron star in "Long Shot"
Posted inColumns

Seth Rogen as First Gentleman; three new Netflix series to check out; etc.

by Nate Bloom May 2, 2019May 2, 2019
Ramy Youssef stars in the Hulu series “Ramy.”
Posted inTV & Film

Why Jews should watch ‘Ramy,’ a new series about a millennial Muslim

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA April 26, 2019
An old black and white photo of a bald man with mustache smoking a cigar
Posted inYom HaAtzmaut

Legendary screenwriter made pre-state Israel his cause célèbre

Paul Wilner by Paul Wilner April 25, 2019May 3, 2019
Screenshot from the documentary "Ask Dr. Ruth," which is showing at the 2019 San Francisco International Film Festival
Posted inCelebrity Jews

Dr. Ruth documentary comes to SFIFF; big honor for Jewish jazz pianist; and… something about Bob Fosse?

by Nate Bloom April 15, 2019April 16, 2019
Cover art from the "Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" edition of the classic Maxwell House haggadah
Posted inTV & Film

Pop culture can enrich the seder, but the Mrs. Maisel haggadah is a gimmick

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz April 11, 2019April 11, 2019

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