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Sayed Kashua

Actors Alex Bakri and Juna Suleiman in a scene from "Let It Be Morning," directed by Eran Kolirin. (Photo/JTA-Courtesy Cohen Media Group)
Posted inFilm

With ‘Let It Be Morning’ and ‘Cinema Sabaya,’ Israeli filmmakers are winning awards for portraying Palestinian stories

by Andrew Lapin and JTA February 8, 2023

Years ago, the Israeli filmmaker Orit Fouks Rotem took a class led by director Eran Kolirin, best known as the maker of “The Band’s Visit.” This month, movies by both […]

Lear Issa (left) and Shira Yosef in an episode of "Madrasa," an new Israeli TV show from writer Sayed Kashua.
Posted inTV & Film

Looking for hope in Israel? You might find it on kids’ TV

Adam Eilath by Adam Eilath January 17, 2023July 11, 2023
"Let It Be Morning" is based on a 2006 novel by Palestinian writer Sayed Kashua.
Posted inCulture

S.F. Jewish Film Fest: In ‘Let It Be Morning,’ a Palestinian village on the verge of change

by Dan Friedman and Forward July 25, 2022March 17, 2023
"My Name Is Andrea," a documentary about feminist writer Andrea Dworkin, will be shown at the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival.
Posted inFilm

Bernstein, Dworkin, Ken Burns: San Francisco Jewish film fest lineup teems with cultural icons

by Michael Fox June 28, 2022July 13, 2022
Sayed Kashua speaking at San Francisco State University on Oct. 15, 2019. (Photo/Andrew Esensten)
Posted inCulture

Sayed Kashua at S.F. State: for the popular Palestinian Israeli writer, home is elusive

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten October 16, 2019October 16, 2019
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Posted inCulture

Palestinian Israeli writer, creator of TV comedy ‘Arab Labor,’ to speak in S.F.

Laura Pall by Laura Paull October 4, 2019October 4, 2019
Ayelet Gundar-Goshen’s  debut novel “One Night, Markovitch” (2012) is worth your time.
Posted inIsrael at 70

11 stellar Israeli novels that cry out to be read

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman April 10, 2018August 20, 2018

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