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Shaina Hammerman teaches her course on Jewish humor at USF (Photo/Maya Mirsky)
Posted inCulture

Comedy, the Holocaust and the Jews in USF’s ‘Funny Jews’ course

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 25, 2018April 25, 2018
From the Israeli television series “Mary Lou”
Posted inIsrael at 70

‘By the time I visited Israel, I had seen 500 Israeli films.’

Lexi Leban by Lexi Leban April 19, 2018June 10, 2021
Amy Schumer in "I Feel Pretty"
Posted inColumns

Amy Schumer ‘feeling pretty’; Joaquin’s next flick; and a young Jewish Picasso

by Nate Bloom April 18, 2018April 17, 2018
Susan Duhan Felix with Brandi Brande in the first episode of “Art Beat,” Felix’s new show on Berkeley’s public television channel. (Screenshot/Berkeley Community Media)
Posted inCulture

Berkeley’s arts ambassador tries a new beat: television

Laura Pall by Laura Paull April 16, 2018April 18, 2018
“Fanny’s Journey,” a French drama screening April 22 at the Crest Theater in Sacramento
Posted inCulture

Bollywood meets klezmer at Sacramento Jewish film fest, April 19-22

by J. Staff April 13, 2018
Iván Angelus (left) and Marcell Nagy in “1945” (Photo/Menemsha Films-Lenke Szilagyi)
Posted inCulture

In Hungarian director’s daringly sparse ‘1945,’ silences speak volumes

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 12, 2018April 12, 2018
From the 2007 film "Waltz With Bashir"
Posted inIsrael at 70

10 modern Israeli films to watch on Israel’s 70th birthday

Lexi Leban by Lexi Leban April 6, 2018April 6, 2018
(Photo/Flickr-Disney ABC CC BY-ND 2.0)
Posted inCulture

First, S.F. Jewish Film Fest — next, the Oscars?

by J. Staff April 2, 2018April 9, 2018
Itzhak Perlman enters the ballpark before playing the national anthem at a New York Mets game in 2016 (Photo/Courtesy Greenwich Entertainment)
Posted inCulture

‘Itzhak’ reveals genius and generosity of one of the great violin superstars

Curt Schleier by Curt Schleier April 2, 2018April 3, 2018
Miguel and his abuelita in “Coco” (Photo/Courtesy Pixar)
Posted inCulture

Q&A: This Pixar artist sees his Jewish grandma in ‘Coco’

Alix Wall by Alix Wall March 28, 2018April 2, 2018

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