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Aleeza Ben Shalom relates easily to her clients, no matter their observance level. (Photo/Netflix)
Posted inTV

Aleeza Ben Shalom made me fall in love with ‘Jewish Matchmaking’

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Nakysha Osadchey from Kansas City, Missouri, (left) is looking for someone who understands her multicultural background as a Black Reform Jew on "Jewish Matchmaking." (Photo/Netflix)
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What Jewish moms and Jewish matchmakers mean in pop culture

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Jan, played by Joe Cole, and Miep, played by Bel Powley, embrace in "A Small Light." (Photo/Courtesy National Geographic)
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A new Miep Gies show hails Anne Frank’s protector — but ignores the collaborators

Mira Fox by Mira Fox and Forward May 9, 2023
Tupac Shakur (left) met Leila Steinberg when he was a 17-year-old senior at Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley. She managed him from 1989 to 1993. (Photo/Kathy Crawford)
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‘Dear Mama’: Leila Steinberg, Tupac’s first manager, sees new docuseries as a chance to heal

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten May 9, 2023June 22, 2023
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Talking Jews and Asians in pop culture with The LUNAR Collective

Erin Ben-Moche and Esther D. Kustanowitz by The Bagels May 8, 2023May 8, 2023
Aleeza (left) and Ori in "Jewish Matchmaking." (Photo/Courtesy Netflix)
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In ‘Jewish Matchmaking,’ diverse Jews experience Orthodox dating practices

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg and JTA May 3, 2023
Oakland Tech senior Madds Dittmer (right, with Alex Mayr) wrote, directed and acts in an episode of a miniseries that will premiere May 19 on YouTube. (Photo/Ari Arroyo)
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Trans Jewish teen from Oakland puts their reality on film

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene May 2, 2023June 5, 2023
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What’s so Jewish about ‘The Mandalorian’?

Erin Ben-Moche and Esther D. Kustanowitz by The Bagels May 1, 2023
Kevin Janssens as Noah in "Rough Diamonds." (Photo/Netflix-Nyk Dekeyser)
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Netflix’s ‘Rough Diamonds’ brings viewers into the drama of Antwerp’s Orthodox diamond district

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA April 25, 2023
Rachel Brosnahan in the fifth season of "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
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Midge Maisel strikes back

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