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Norman Lear, Jewish Creator of Pioneering TV Comedies Including “All in the Family,” Dies at 101
By Andrew Lapin (JTA), December 6, 2024 Norman Lear, the Jewish TV pioneer behind iconic comedies of the 1970s and 1980s that helped bring social commentary and Black characters into the mainstream, has died at 101. Lear’s death was announced by a spokesperson for his family, according to The New York Times. The decorated creator…
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Helen Mirren Plays Golda Meir in a New Film. The Two Are Also (Kind Of) Related.
By Philissa Cramer JERUSALEM (JTA), July 13, 2023 Helen Mirren will soon become linked with Golda Meir in the minds of many viewers when she plays the late Israeli prime minister in a new film. But the award winning actress has another, real-life connection to Meir: the two are related, Israeli genealogical researchers revealed on…
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At The Heart of the Film “Oppenheimer” is a Clash Between Real-Life Jews
By Andrew Silow-Carroll (JTA) — In 1945 physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer was a national hero, hailed as the “father of the atomic bomb” and the man who ended World War II. Less than a decade later, he was a pariah, after the United States Atomic Energy Commission revoked his security clearance following allegations about his…
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Is Barbie Jewish? The Complex Jewish History of the Doll, Explained.
By Shira Li Bartov (JTA) July 9, 2023 Long before the craze over the upcoming “Barbie” movie, most people could conjure an image of the doll: She was the beauty standard and the popular girl, a perky, white, ever-smiling brand of Americana. She was also the child of a hard-nosed Jewish businesswoman, Ruth Handler, whose…
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Around the Table: Book Review of MichaelTwitty’s Award-Winning, “Koshersoul”
By Charlotte Rouchouze Michael Twitty’s second book, entitled “Koshersoul: The Faith and Food Journey of an American Jew,” recent recipient of the National Jewish Book Award’s 2022 Jewish Book of the Year, immerses us in the understudied subject of Black Jewishness. This is a topic that speaks to Twitty’s own experience as a Black American…
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Around the Table: A Shavuot Recipe for Guava Queso Empanadas
For Shavuot this year, I wanted to shake things up and try something unique. I was first introduced to this unusual combination of flavors at a little place in Matthews called Go Go Empanadas whose Colombian-style empanadas run the gamut from savory to sweet and everything in between (including this one!). I decided to give…
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Oscars 2022: The Most Memorable Jewish Moments
(JTA) — The Oscars went on as usual Sunday night — although you wouldn’t know it from the morning-after conversation. A violent altercation between celebrities became the most-discussed moment of the evening (more on that below), and general reviews for the show itself were dismal, full of criticism for its slapdash presentation and pre-taping of several…
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Steven Spielberg, Tracee Ellis Ross Among Jewish Golden Globes nominees for 2022
(JTA) — The Golden Globes won’t be televised, but there will be Jewish honorees — among them two directors at different stages of their directing careers. After numerous controversies have rattled the Hollywood Foreign Press Association — from a “culture of corruption” to not a single Black member — NBC decided it will not be…
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How Thanksgiving Helped Jews Carve Out a Piece of the American Story
(JTA) — Thanksgiving seems to have all the right ingredients for a holiday that most American Jews can embrace: It doesn’t fall on Shabbat, its roots and message are nonsectarian, and its only real ritual is a multi-course meal.
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