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Posted inTV & Film

Poor and working-class Jews are underrepresented in pop culture, new analysis argues

by Andrew Lapin October 3, 2023October 3, 2023
A scene from "Bad Boy," created by "Euphoria" creator Ron Leshem. (Photo/Forward-Courtesy Sipur)
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Why the Israeli ‘Euphoria’ creator couldn’t wait to go to jail

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(From left) The Thing, Spidey and Spin in the upcoming Rosh Hashanah episode of "Spidey and his Amazing Friends."
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Spider-Man and his ‘Amazing Friends’ save Rosh Hashanah on preschool series

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Esty Marcus (left) interviews Aleeza Ben Shalom at the Lent Chabad Center, Aug. 7, 2023. (Photo/Jeff Bartee Photography)
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Aleeza Ben Shalom of ‘Jewish Matchmaking’ brings Bay Area singles onstage at live event

Alix Wall by Alix Wall August 9, 2023August 10, 2023
Paul Reubens as Pee-wee Herman in the 2016 movie "Pee-wee's Big Holiday."
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Paul Reubens, son of a founding Israeli Air Force pilot and father of Pee-wee Herman, dies at 70

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar July 31, 2023
SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher, in sunglasses, and chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland join protestors on strike in Los Angeles on July 14, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Valerie Macon-AFP via Getty Images)
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SAG strike puts its brash Jewish president, Fran Drescher, squarely in the spotlight

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg July 19, 2023
a woman stands before a table of items, including metal cups and candle holders, examining them closely
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A flea market menorah: $4,000. Family memories: priceless.

by Naomi Friedland July 3, 2023July 5, 2023
Ebon Moss-Bachrach plays Richie in "The Bear." (Photo/JTA-FX-Hulu)
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Hulu’s ‘The Bear’ brought up ‘Jewish lightning’: What does it mean, and is it antisemitic?

by Stephen Silver July 3, 2023July 3, 2023
Alan Arkin in one of his last major roles co-starring in two seasons of "The Kominsky Method" opposite Michael Douglas. (Photo/Netflix)
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Alan Arkin, Jewish actor with uncommon versatility, dies at 89

by Andrew Silow-Carroll June 30, 2023
Maya Landsman won a best actress award at Cannes for her performance in The Lesson. (Photo/Courtesy ChaiFlicks)
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‘The Lesson’: In searing new Israeli drama, a classroom dispute explodes into Greek tragedy

by Simi Horowitz June 21, 2023June 21, 2023

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