Your next crush A newcomer on the scene — and one who’s tipped to be a solid heartthrob — is Kingsley Ben-Adir, who played Zoë Kravitz’s love interest in the Hulu series “High Fidelity.” The actor, in his mid-30s, has roles coming up playing Barack Obama and Malcolm X, despite the fact that he’s British.…
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East Bay Jewish arts lab seeks 2021 fellows — pandemic or not
LABA East Bay, an incubator and study program for Jewish artists run by the JCC East Bay, is in search of its second cohort of Bay Area artists. LABA…
Film
Women filmmakers to discuss their works on Polish Jewish history
On Nov. 18, two of the shining lights among contemporary Jewish women filmmakers will engage in a live, online conversation about the different ways they…
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Scarlett Johansson gets hitched; Bob Dylan on antisemitism; etc.
Let the fans rejoice Love is real, folks. Sue Bird, the four-time WNBA title winner, is engaged to soccer star Megan Rapinoe. Bird announced the news with…
TV
Big budget, human stories: 'Valley of Tears' tackles Yom Kippur War
How many people are in a tank crew? While watching the first four episodes of “Valley of Tears,” a new Israeli drama series, I swore I counted seven. But…
TV
7 Jewish ‘Jeopardy!’ moments from Alex Trebek’s 36 years as host
Alex Trebek, the beloved baritone host of “Jeopardy!,” died of pancreatic cancer Sunday at 80. In his 36 years as host of the immensely popular game show,…
Culture
‘I choose to live’: ‘Irmi’ tells story of triumph out of tragedy
Cogent words from an elder who has lived long and well and triumphed over adversity always serve the young. But it has been a while since wise exemplars…
Film
East Bay Jewish film fest offers WWII women spy drama for free
In the World War II film genre, stories of how the Allies enlisted spies to defeat the Nazis are familiar to audiences. More rare are movies about the…
Film
Abbie Hoffman’s Bay Area son, activists recall real ‘Chicago 7’ trial
Judy Gumbo was just 26 when she had a second-row seat to history, The year was 1969. The event was the trial of anti-Vietnam war activists whom the…