Jews have a complicated relationship with seeing ourselves on TV. “That’s not my kind of Judaism,” we might say. Or, “They pronounced those Hebrew phrases wrong.” Or, in hushed tones, “But weren’t those stereotypes a bit offensive?” Today’s Jewish characters are more than just “Hanukkah Jewish.” They identify with Jewish culture and occasionally even Jewish…
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‘Little Drummer Girl’ a worthy adaptation of offbeat le Carré thriller
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Film
Claude Lanzmann’s posthumous ‘Shoah’ sequel ‘Four Sisters’ is sadly relevant
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Celebrity Jews
'Fantastic Jews and Where to Find Them'
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TV & Film
‘Don’t want to die in America’: Q&A with Israeli director Shlomi Eldar
Translated from the Hebrew by Michelle Shabtai. This interview originally appeared in BaInyanim and has been condensed for space. Two months ago, when…
Celebrity Jews
Documentary visit to Trump country; Amy Schumer is pregnant; etc.
88 and still in the game Opening Nov. 9 in Bay Area theaters is “Monrovia, Indiana,” a 143-minute documentary by Frederick Wiseman, 88. Wiseman, an…
TV
Q&A: Michael Chabon on writing for 'Star Trek'
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Culture
New short film focuses on genocide, and how to stop it
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