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In Hollywood if a female Jewish character "is courageous, or she deserves love, or is altruistic in any way, she's played by a non-Jew," says comedian Sarah Silverman. (Photo/file)
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Sarah Silverman on being typecast; Your new Jewish heartthrob; Haddish and Glazer go to the ‘Afterparty’; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky November 23, 2020
Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost at the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, Sept. 17, 2018. (Photo/JTA-Matt Winkelmeyer-Getty Images)
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Scarlett Johansson gets hitched; Bob Dylan on antisemitism; Patinkin serenades voting phone bankers; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky November 10, 2020November 16, 2020
a scared young soldier crouches behind a rock holding a machine gun
Posted inTV & Film

Big budget, small human stories: ‘Valley of Tears’ tackles Yom Kippur War

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz November 9, 2020November 9, 2020
Alex Trebek poses on set  for the premiere of the 28th season of "Jeopardy!," Sept. 20, 2011. (Photo/JTA-Frederick M. Brown-Getty Images)
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7 Jewish ‘Jeopardy!’ moments from Alex Trebek’s 36 years as host

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA November 9, 2020
Radhika Apte as British spy Noor Inayat Khan. (Photo/Courtesy IFC Films)
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East Bay Jewish film fest offers WWII women spy drama for free

Laura Pall by Laura Paull November 3, 2020
Andrew Hoffman as a child with his father, Abbie Hoffman, stepmother Anita Kushner and younger sister Amy (out of frame). (Photo/Courtesy Hoffman)
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Abbie Hoffman’s Bay Area son, activists recall real ‘Chicago 7’ trial

Frances Dinkelspiel by Frances Dinkelspiel October 30, 2020November 11, 2020
Larry David at the "Curb Your Enthusiasm" Season 9 premiere at the SVA Theater in New York, Sept. 27, 2017. (Photo/JTA-Jamie McCarthy-Getty Images)
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Larry David gets hitched; ‘Crip Camp’ racks up noms; Sorkin’s inspiration for ‘Chicago 7’

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 27, 2020October 27, 2020
Sacha Baron Cohen as Borat Sagdiyev on "Jimmy Kimmel Live," Oct. 19, 2020. (Screenshot from YouTube)
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As Borat, Sacha Baron Cohen mocks coronavirus antisemitism conspiracy theories on Jimmy Kimmel

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA October 21, 2020October 21, 2020
a scared young soldier crouches behind a rock holding a machine gun
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HBO Max nabs Yom Kippur War drama ‘Valley of Tears,’ Israel’s biggest-budget TV series ever

Curt Schleier by Curt Schleier and JTA October 15, 2020October 15, 2020
Poet Louise Glück, seen here at the National Book Awards in New York City in 2014, is the winner of the 2020 Nobel Prize for Literature. (Photo/JTA-Robin Marchant-Getty Images)
Posted inPoetry

WNBA’s Jewish Bird; Gadot as Cleopatra causes a flap; stars get naked for democracy; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 13, 2020October 13, 2020

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