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Scarlett Johansson

Scarlett Johansson on the set of "Eleanor the Great." (Anne Joyce/Courtesy Sony Pictures Classics)
Posted inFilm

Scarlett Johansson’s very Jewish directorial debut coming to Bay Area

by J. Staff September 17, 2025September 17, 2025

Oscar nominee and Tony winner Scarlett Johansson has embraced her Jewish side —  fiercely so — with the release of her directorial debut, “Eleanor the Great.” The film, which follows […]

Ivan Reitman attends the "Ghostbusters: Afterlife" world premiere, Nov. 15, 2021 in New York City. (Photo/JTA-Theo Wargo-Getty Images for Sony Pictures)
Posted inCelebrity Jews

The Jews go to the Oscars; The Jews go to the Super Bowl; Ivan Reitman dies

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky February 16, 2022February 16, 2022
Brian Epstein riding a horse at his 30th birthday party. (Photo/JTA-Ron Joy-Belle Schwartz Estate)
Posted inCelebrity Jews

Brian Epstein gets a statue; Omar Sharif goes to Israel; Scarlett Johansson settles with Disney; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky November 10, 2021November 10, 2021
Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides in "Dune."
Posted inCelebrity Jews

Timothée Chalamet goes to space; Zoë Kravitz goes to Gotham; The Jews go to the ‘Jewish Nobels’

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 27, 2021
Scarlett Johansson performing a superheroic feat of derring-do in "Black Widow."
Posted inCelebrity Jews

‘Black Widow’ rakes it in; Baseball gets even Jewish-er; Geffen shells out in Israel; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky July 20, 2021
Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost at the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, Sept. 17, 2018. (Photo/JTA-Matt Winkelmeyer-Getty Images)
Posted inTV

Scarlett Johansson gets hitched; Bob Dylan on antisemitism; Patinkin serenades voting phone bankers; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky November 10, 2020November 16, 2020
Some critics thought Adam Sandler would at least be a contender for best actor for his performance in "Uncut Gems." (Courtesy A24)
Posted inCelebrity Jews

Oscars 2020 nominations: Scarlett Johansson enters elite company, Adam Sandler snubbed

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA January 14, 2020January 14, 2020
Carrie Fisher, who died in 2016, will appear in "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" via unused footage from the previous two Star Wars films.
Posted inCelebrity Jews

The Jews of Star Wars; Disney’s Jewish princess; Scarlett Johansson on SNL; etc.

by Nate Bloom December 10, 2019December 17, 2019
Scarlett Johansson learning about her ancestry on “Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr.” (Screenshot/“Finding Your Roots”)
Posted inCulture

Watching ‘Finding Your Roots,’ family learns they are related to Scarlett Johansson

Curt Schleier by Curt Schleier November 3, 2017March 23, 2018
they're drinking shots in a night club
Posted inArt, Columns, Culture, Film, Celebrity Jews, TV, TV & Film

New TV from Alison Brie and Nick Kroll; Jews of ‘Rough Night’; and more

by Nate Bloom June 19, 2017March 23, 2018

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