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Peter Stein’s official “Jeopardy!” portrait. (Photo/Courtesy Jeopardy! Productions)
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Bay Area filmmaker Peter Stein smiles his way through ‘Jeopardy!’

by Sue Fishkoff October 29, 2021October 29, 2021
Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides in "Dune."
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Timothée Chalamet goes to space; Zoë Kravitz goes to Gotham; The Jews go to the ‘Jewish Nobels’

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 27, 2021
Mila Kunis on a film set in New York City, Aug. 29, 2021. (Photo/JTA-MEGA-Getty Images)
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Mila Kunis, Neil Patrick Harris, Helen Mirren and over 200 other celebrities sign letter denouncing cultural boycott of Israel

Shira Hanau by Shira Hanau and JTA October 27, 2021
Jon Hamm and Larry David discuss Yiddish words during the first episode of Season 11 of "Curb Your Enthusiasm." (Screenshot from HBO)
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Larry David gives Jon Hamm a Yiddish lesson in very Jewish start to new season of ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’

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Sarah Podemski in "Reservation Dogs." (Photo/JTA-Shane Brown-FX)
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For Jewish Indigenous actress Sarah Podemski, it’s a miracle just to exist

by Evelyn Frick and JTA October 14, 2021October 15, 2021
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The ‘Jewface’ debate about casting non-Jews as Jews betrays an Ashkenazi bias

MaNishtana by MaNishtana and JTA October 13, 2021
William Shatner on stage during “Star Trek: Mission New York,” Sept. 4, 2016 (Photo/JTA-Roy Rochlin-Getty Images)
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Gen Z loves Adam Sandler; Captain Kirk goes to space; Lena Dunham gets hitched; etc.

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 8, 2021October 13, 2021
Sean Mongoza as Gabriel in ChaiFlicks’ “Asylum City.” (Photo/Nati Levi)
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African refugees in Israel, now actors, relive trauma in ‘Asylum City’

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz October 4, 2021October 5, 2021
Jon Stewart, of "Daily Show" fame, is back with a new series on Apple TV+.
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Jon Stewart’s new show is not very funny — and that’s OK

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar and Forward October 1, 2021
A sexy Bernie Sanders Halloween costume: the nadir of civilization?
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A sexy Bernie Sanders Halloween costume; David Simon says no to Texas; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky September 24, 2021September 29, 2021

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