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Seth Rogen as Herschel Greenbaum in “An American Pickle.” (Photo/HBO Max)
Posted inCelebrity Jews

Long live Larry King; Tiffany Haddish is ‘ready’; surfer Makua Rothman rides 100-foot wave; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky February 2, 2021February 3, 2021
Tiffany Woolf with longtime family friend Larry King.
Posted inFirst Person

Saying so long to Larry King, a family friend I interviewed last year

Tiffany Woolf by Tiffany Woolf January 29, 2021
The men of "The New Black" AKA "Shababnikim."
Posted inTV & Film

Another Israeli hit about Haredi Jews, but this one’s funny

Mira Fox by Mira Fox and Forward January 29, 2021
Imri Biton (left) and Nadia Tereszkiewicz in "Possessions." (Photo/Courtesy HBO Max)
Posted inTV

HBO Max’s next Israeli show: ‘Possessions,’ a thriller about a French woman caught in a murder case

Curt Schleier by Curt Schleier and JTA January 25, 2021
Zach Braff in "Alex, Inc."
Posted inCelebrity Jews

Zach Braff nominates himself to play Jon Ossoff on SNL; Dr. Ruth gets vaccinated; Jewish ‘Bridgerton’ novelist; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky January 20, 2021
Shira Haas in "Unorthodox"
Posted inCulture

A big honor for Shira Haas; Ed Asner is still working; Leslie Odom Jr.’s Hanukkah song; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky January 5, 2021January 6, 2021
(From left) Shira Haas, Doval'e Glickman and Michael Aloni in season 3 of "Shtisel." (Photo/JTA-Ohad Romano)
Posted inTV & Film

Why non-Jews around the world love ‘Shtisel,’ in their own words

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz and JTA December 21, 2020December 21, 2020
Legendary director David Cronenberg is now in front of the camera on "Star Trek: Discovery."
Posted inCelebrity Jews

David Cronenberg does Star Trek; Hallmark does Hanukkah; and Shia LaBeouf gets sued for abuse; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky December 16, 2020
Nathan Englander poses at the Venice Literary Festival, April 15, 2011. (Photo/JTA-Barbara Zanon-Getty Images)
Posted inTV & Film

‘Homeland’ creators are adapting Nathan Englander’s ‘Dinner at the Center of the Earth’ into a TV series

Curt Schleier by Curt Schleier and JTA December 2, 2020
Jennifer Rosenberg of Walnut Creek on the set of “Jeopardy!” Her episode aired on Nov. 24, 2020. (Photo/Courtesy Jeopardy Productions)
Posted inTV & Film

Walnut Creek lawyer tests her mettle on ‘Jeopardy!’ in one of Alex Trebek’s last episodes

by Sue Fishkoff December 1, 2020December 1, 2020

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