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Lea Tsemel in the documentary "Advocate."
Posted inFilm

Israeli documentary ‘Advocate’ short-listed for Oscars

by JTA December 17, 2019December 18, 2019

An Israeli film about an Israeli attorney who is known for representing Palestinians accused of terrorist acts has been shortlisted for an Academy Award. “Advocate,” which has proven popular abroad […]

Nick Fitz, founder of the app Momentum.
Posted inTech

App lets people give to favorite causes by lifting just one finger

by Gabriel Greschler December 17, 2019December 17, 2019
Friday night prayers at the Union for Reform Judaism Biennial featured a 78-person choir and screens projecting the words of the service, Dec. 13, 2019. (Rob Dicker/Union for Reform Judaism)
Posted inReligion

Inside the biggest American Shabbat service of the year

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA December 17, 2019December 17, 2019
The stars of several TV westerns in 1959: Will Hutchins, "Sugarfoot"; Peter Brown, "Lawman"; Jack Kelly, "Maverick"; Ty Hardin, "Bronco"; James Garner, "Maverick"; Wayde Preston, "Colt .45"; and John Russell, "Lawman."
Posted inThe Matzo Chronicles

Reuniting with old friends gives me a window into my past

Karen Galatz by Karen Galatz December 17, 2019December 17, 2019
Rabbi Capers Funnye, left, and Martha Leah Williams at the Jewish Africa Conference in New York, Jan. 29, 2019. (JTA/Josefin Dolsten)
Posted inU.S.

Black Hebrew Israelite leader condemns Jersey City shooting

by Sam Sokol and JTA December 17, 2019December 17, 2019
Rebekah, princess of the Sephardic kingdom of Galonia, on a very special Hanukkah episode of "Elena of Avalor."
Posted inHanukkah

A Sephardic girl with a bubbe? Disney blew it with their first Jewish princess.

Adam Eilath by Adam Eilath December 17, 2019December 17, 2019
Decades after he was forced to resign from the Navy for being gay, slain S.F. Supervisor Harvey Milk will have a Navy ship named after him.
Posted inBay Area

Navy vessel named for Jewish gay rights icon Harvey Milk begins construction

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman December 16, 2019December 17, 2019
Savory Cheesecake with Balsamic Onions in a Latke Crust (Faith Kramer)
Posted inRecipe

This latke crust cheesecake with balsamic onions will up your Hanukkah game

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer December 16, 2019November 17, 2020
Rufus Sewell as John Smith, a former U.S. army hero who works for the German Reich after they conquer the U.S. in an alternative fiction of WWII.
Posted inTV & Film

‘Man in the High Castle’ wraps up with a dire warning about rising fascism

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz December 16, 2019December 17, 2019
Neighbors Martin Gewing (left) and Ben Marin with Marin's venerable streetside Santa display.
Posted inChristmas

Take down beloved Santa display? Not on this Jew’s watch!

Rachel Raskin-Zrihen by Rachel Raskin-Zrihen December 16, 2019December 17, 2019

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