Jewish Indie Rocker Blondshell Takes Inspiration From Larry David and Sarah Silverman
When she sits down to write song lyrics, Sabrina Teitelbaum, who records music under the moniker Blondshell, doesn’t plan to reference her Jewishness. It...
Comedian Modi to Bring Laughs to Baltimore Hebrew Congregation
Baltimore Hebrew Congregation will be putting on a night of comedy to raise funds for their education programs with the help of a beloved...
‘Spinning Gold’ Movie Departs From Hollywood Stereotypes About Jewish Music Producers
In the hit show “The Sopranos,” veteran actor Jerry Adler plays mob-adjacent Jewish businessman Hesh Rabkin, who made a fortune in the music business...
35th Annual Jewish Film Festival Celebrates Jewish Art
For 35 years, the William & Irene Weinberg Family Baltimore Jewish Film Festival has been showing Jewish movies from all over the world, touching...
Alex Edelman’s Very Jewish Show, ‘Just For Us,’ Is Heading to Broadway
After a successful off-Broadway run, Orthodox Jewish comedian Alex Edelman will bring his one-man show “Just For Us” to Broadway this summer.
The show had...
Florida High School Pulls Graphic Novel Adaptation of Anne Frank’s Diary
A public high school in Florida has removed an illustrated adaptation of Anne Frank’s diary from its library. It is the second known instance...
It’s a Date: Netflix’s ‘Jewish Matchmaking’ Debuts May 3
A matchmaker who says she has successfully paired 200 Jewish couples is the star of “Jewish Matchmaking,” a Netflix series that is set to...
New Series to Spotlight Natalie Portman’s Role in Bringing Women’s Soccer Team to LA
An upcoming HBO documentary series will highlight the role Academy Award-winning Israeli-American actress Natalie Portman played in bringing the Angel City Football Club to...
Horror director Ari Aster calls his new movie ‘Beau Is Afraid’ a ‘Jewish Lord...
It’s like a Jewish ‘Lord of the Rings,’ but he’s just going to his mom’s house.”
That’s how director Ari Aster, known for his acclaimed...
How a Guillermo del Toro Encounter Led to NYC’s First Mexican Jewish Film Festival
When Deborah Koenigsberger Gutierrez attended a small cocktail reception with the celebrated Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro last December, she didn’t expect to leave...
