New collections of Palestinian and Israeli films are available to stream By Andrew Lapin, JTA Oct 19, 2021 Some of Netflix’s biggest international hits of the last few years — from “Fauda” to “Shtisel” — have been Israeli imports. Now, the streaming giant is spotlighting Palestinian entertainment, as well. Last week, Netflix released a “Palestinian Stories” collection consisting of what it said was 32 films, although only 27 films were listed under the category in the U.S. as of Monday.… Read More
TV For Jewish Indigenous actress Sarah Podemski, it’s a miracle to exist A version of this article originally appeared on Alma. In FX’s newest hit series, “Reservation Dogs,” the audience first meets Rita Smallhill, mother to… By Evelyn Frick, JTA Oct 14, 2021
Opinion ‘Jewface’ debate over casting non-Jews betrays an Ashkenazi bias Actress and comedian Sarah Silverman, in comments on her Sept. 30 podcast, railed against the practice of casting non-Jews as Jewish characters in TV and… By MaNishtana, JTA Oct 13, 2021
Film In ‘Golden Voices,’ Russian movie dubbers reinvent themselves in Israel The familiar Jewish narrative of outsiders struggling to assimilate to their new homeland gets turned on its head in the charming Israeli comedy “Golden… By Andrew Lapin, JTA Oct 11, 2021
Celebrity Jews Gen Z loves Adam Sandler; Captain Kirk goes to space Roth folds up the spandex Former Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth is moving to Florida and planning a round of golf … well, not really, but he has… By Maya Mirsky Oct 8, 2021
TV African refugees in Israel, now actors, relive trauma in ‘Asylum City’ Shai Fredo was born in Ethiopia. He walked across Sudan with his family and spent 11 months in a Sudanese refugee camp before coming to Israel in… By Esther D. Kustanowitz Oct 4, 2021
Film He’s seen 400 Holocaust movies, and he might not like your favorites At least 440 narrative films have been made about the Holocaust — and Rich Brownstein has seen just about every single one of them. As a lecturer on… By Andrew Lapin, JTA Oct 4, 2021
TV Jon Stewart’s new show is not very funny — and that’s OK The title of Jon Stewart’s new show might have had a double-meaning for almost anyone else. “The Problem with Jon Stewart” sounds like the beginning of a… By PJ Grisar, Forward Oct 1, 2021
Film ‘Auschwitz Report’ clunkily follows escapees who warned the world Were it not for Rudolph Vrba and Alfréd Wexler, would the world today know the true extent of the mass murder the Nazis inflicted during the Holocaust?… By Andrew Lapin, JTA Sep 28, 2021