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Mayim Bialik

From left: Actors Simon Helberg, Candice Bergen, Dustin Hoffman, writer-director Mayim Bialik and actor Dianna Agron on the set of Bialik's feature directorial debut, "As They Made Us." (Photo/JTA-Screen Media)
Posted inCulture

‘As They Made Us’: Mayim Bialik assembles a very Jewish cast in her directorial debut

by Andrew Lapin and JTA April 8, 2022April 8, 2022

Mayim Bialik has become arguably the most visible Jewish face on TV, thanks to her gig hosting “Jeopardy!” and her presence on ever-present “The Big Bang Theory” reruns. But for […]

Alan Haim (left) and Cooper Hoffman in "Licorice Pizza"
Posted inCulture

Gabby Giffords has bat mitzvah; Jewish Grammy nominees; Haim goes to the movies; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky December 7, 2021December 8, 2021
Peter Stein’s official “Jeopardy!” portrait. (Photo/Courtesy Jeopardy! Productions)
Posted inTV & Film

Bay Area filmmaker Peter Stein smiles his way through ‘Jeopardy!’

by Sue Fishkoff October 29, 2021October 29, 2021
Barbra Streisand speaks onstage at the Academy Awards in Hollywood, Feb. 24, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Kevin Winter-Getty Images)
Posted inCelebrity Jews

Mandy sympathizes with TikTok fan; Mayim gets the podium; Drake laughs at Kanye; Barbra gets another hit; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky August 31, 2021August 31, 2021
Beanie Feldstein has been cast to star in a revival of "Funny Girl." (Photo/File)
Posted inCelebrity Jews

Mayim Bialik (sort of) gets ‘Jeopardy!’ gig; Beanie Feldstein in ‘Funny Girl’; Carrie Brownstein’s weird new movie; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky August 16, 2021August 16, 2021
Jessie Mei Li stars in Netflix's "Shadow and Bone," based on a book series by Israeli-American writer Leigh Bardugo.
Posted inCelebrity Jews

‘Shadow and Bone’ is Jewish; Rogen is done with Franco; Ethiopian Jew is going to Eurovision; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky May 11, 2021May 12, 2021
George Segal in a 1965 publicity shot. (Photo/JTA-Silver Screen Collection-Hulton Archive-Getty Images)
Posted inCulture

Farewell to Yaphet, George and Jessica; Ilana Glazer is expecting (a movie and a baby); etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 29, 2021March 26, 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
Maimonides aka Rambam was a doctor and a rabbi — one of Judaism's earliest exemplars of melding science and religion
Posted inUncategorized

Where science and Judaism meet, in synagogue

Elissa Einhorn by Elissa Einhorn August 15, 2018August 15, 2018
Wonder Woman holds up a shield and sword
Posted inArt, Columns, Culture, Film, Celebrity Jews, TV, TV & Film

Wonder Woman’s Gal Gadot as Jewish role model; Mayim Bialik’s childhood; and more

by Nate Bloom May 23, 2017March 23, 2018

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