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Saul Bellow on the first edition of "Herzog." (Photo/Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inBooks

To know what Saul Bellow thinks of cancel culture, read his work (or watch this film)

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar and Forward December 16, 2022
a woman in a sparkly dress sings on stage
Posted inFilm

Disney+ doc traces Idina Menzel’s rise, from the bat mitzvah circuit to Broadway

by Stephen Silver and JTA December 12, 2022
Julia Haart at her desk. (Photo/Courtesy of Netflix)
Posted inTV & Film

They hate to see a girlboss getting divorced: ‘My Unorthodox Life’ is back

by Irene Katz Connelly and Forward December 2, 2022
collage of several standup comedians
Posted inComedy

Deeply Jewish comedy is having a moment, even as antisemitism rocks pop culture

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg and JTA November 30, 2022
Posters advertising a Netflix special by Dave Chappelle line a wall in Midtown Manhattan, April 2017. (Photo/JTA-Brecht Bug-Flickr Commons)
Posted inOpinion

Comedians are just as capable of antisemitic incitement as political figures. So let’s take Dave Chappelle seriously.

MaNishtana by MaNishtana and JTA November 21, 2022November 22, 2022
Toby (Jesse Eisenberg, center) stars in “Fleishman is in Trouble.” (Photo/FX Studios)
Posted inTV

‘Fleishman Is in Trouble’ — but in this show, so is everyone else

Talya Zax by Irene Katz Connelly, Talya Zax and Forward November 21, 2022November 21, 2022
Chappelle on stage with a microphone
Posted inComedy

Dave Chappelle got one thing right in his infamous SNL monologue

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar and Forward November 16, 2022
Alexa dances during the bachelorette party the show holds for all of the women. (Photo/Courtesy Netflix)
Posted inTV

On ‘Love is Blind,’ Alexa Alfia found antisemitism — but also a husband

Mira Fox by Mira Fox and Forward November 11, 2022November 11, 2022
Assi Cohen (let) and Dana Modan star in the Israeli comedy series “Significant Other.” (Photo/Courtesy ChaiFlicks)
Posted inTV & Film

Israel’s ‘best comedy’ arrives in America — with honesty, nihilism and subtitles

by Simi Horowitz and Forward November 7, 2022
Brennon Lemieux (left) and Alexa Alfia, engaged at first sight on "Love Is Blind." (Photo/Courtesy Netflix)
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Viewers love Jewish ‘Love is Blind’ contestant’s confidence — but not her background

Mira Fox by Mira Fox and Forward November 1, 2022November 1, 2022

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