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Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Gene Wilder (left) and Harrison Ford as a Polish rabbi and an American bank robber in "The Frisco Kid," in which the odd couple travels west to San Francisco together.
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Hunkered down at home? Here are 10 Jewish things to watch

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz March 18, 2020
(From left) Laura Dern, Noah Baumbach, Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver at the Venice Film Festival for their film "Marriage Story," Aug. 29, 2019. (JTA/Alberto Pizzoli/AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inTV & Film

The Jews go to the Golden Globes, 2020

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA December 9, 2019
Tony Shalhoub with Rachel Brosnahan in season 3 of "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel." (Photo/Amazon Studios)
Posted inTV

How his Lebanese American upbringing helps Tony Shalhoub play a Jewish dad on ‘Mrs. Maisel’

by Emily Burack and JTA December 6, 2019December 6, 2019
Borstein at a mic, raising her trophy up high
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‘Maisel’ star’s Holocaust survivor grandmother, and other Jewish Emmy moments

by Emily Burack and JTA September 23, 2019
John Goodman as Walter Sobchak in "The Big Lebowski." (Shut up, Donny.)
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We need fewer stereotypical Jews on TV — and more Walter Sobchaks

by Molly Pascal June 26, 2019June 26, 2019
Cover art from the "Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" edition of the classic Maxwell House haggadah
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Pop culture can enrich the seder, but the Mrs. Maisel haggadah is a gimmick

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz April 11, 2019April 11, 2019
Michael Douglas, left, and Alan Arkin have some fun after winning big at the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., Jan. 6, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Mark Ralston-AFP-Getty Images)
Posted inTV & Film

‘Alte kockers rule!’ — Jews at the Golden Globes

Marcy Oster by JTA and Marcy Oster January 7, 2019January 8, 2019
Weisz in an ornate period costume takes aim with a pistol and grave expression
Posted inTV & Film

The Jews go to the Golden Globes (co-hosted by Andy Samberg!)

by Nate Bloom January 3, 2019January 2, 2019
A woman in a black bodysuit with a red bat emblem on the chest crouches and aims a gun
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What do we expect Jews to look like on TV?

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz December 19, 2018December 19, 2018
a young woman in period 50s clothing smiling at a microphone
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In new season of ‘Mrs. Maisel,’ independence is contagious

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