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Noa Koler (left) as store manager Shira and Keren Mor as cashier Kochava in "Checkout." (Photo/Shani Sadicario)
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Israeli sitcom ‘Checkout’ is slice-of-life inside a supermarket

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz March 15, 2022
Screenshot from the film "Barbara Lee: Speaking Truth to Power."
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Berkeley Jewish filmmaker wins NAACP award; day school students win Hazon arts awards

by J. Staff March 8, 2022
Rachel Brosnahan in the fourth season of "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" (Photo/Amazon)
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Mrs. Maisel and her marvelous alternate reality

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz February 22, 2022March 1, 2022
Mazel tov to our colleague, Esther D. Kustanowitz!
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J. TV columnist Esther D. Kustanowitz wins national arts journalism award from LA Press Club

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A scene from "Shababnikim," also known as "The New Black." (Photo/Courtesy ChaiFlicks)
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Like ‘Unorthodox’ and ‘Shtisel’? ‘Shababnikim’ offers a fresh, funny new view of Orthodox life.

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Ivan Reitman attends the "Ghostbusters: Afterlife" world premiere, Nov. 15, 2021 in New York City. (Photo/JTA-Theo Wargo-Getty Images for Sony Pictures)
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The Jews go to the Oscars; The Jews go to the Super Bowl; Ivan Reitman dies

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Alex Borstein (left) and Rachel Brosnahan in "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel."
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Are you ready for season four of ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel?’

Mira Fox by Mira Fox and Forward February 10, 2022February 10, 2022
The Goldenblatt family gathers with Rabbi Jen, played by trans actor Hari Nef, on the finale of HBO's "Sex and the City" reboot. (Screenshot)
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In HBO’s ‘And Just Like That’ finale, a ‘they’ mitzvah challenges Jewish traditions

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA February 3, 2022
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Israel’s Olympic skiers; Fran Drescher takes over SAG; Wallace Shawn defends Woody Allen

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky February 2, 2022
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