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Sara Bradley plating burgoo with beans and cornbread on the finale of Top Chef: World All-Stars. Photo by Fred Jagueneau/Bravo

Meet the ‘Top Chef’ contestant who made matzo balls famous in Kentucky

By Jodi Rudoren, The ForwardPublished June 11, 2023

I have never been one of those people who instinctively roots for the Jewish athlete, political candidate or celebrity. But I was completely charmed by Sara Bradley as she battled to the bitter end on the latest season of the reality show Top Chef, making...

Harvey Keitel to star in TV adaption of The Tattooist of Auschwitz

Iconic Jewish actor Harvey Keitel to star in TV adaptation of ‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’

Published June 11, 2023

From “Poker Face” to “The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning,” Peacock TV has been bringing us a lot of excellent TV, and in 2024, it is taking on a newly popular TV trend: the limited Holocaust series. Next year, along with Sky TV, Peacock...

Micaela Diamond and Ben Platt during the opening night curtain call for "Parade" at New York City Center, Nov. 1, 2022. Photo: Bruce Glikas/WireImage/GettyImages

The cast of Broadway’s ‘Parade’ says Kaddish before each show

Jackie Hajdenberg, JTAPublished June 9, 2023

(JTA) — Eight times a week, audiences at Broadway’s “Parade” see the curtain rise on a retelling of an act of antisemitism. What they don’t see is the Jewish ritual that comes first. In an essay for The New York Times, 23-year-old star Micaela...

Jerry Seinfeld bringing comedy tour to St. Louis

Jerry Seinfeld bringing comedy tour to St. Louis

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished June 9, 2023

Iconic Jewish comedian Jerry Seinfeld's four-arena comedy tour will make a stop here in St. Louis on November 11, at the Enterprise Center in downtown St. Louis. The tour, which will begin in San Francisco was announced today by both comedians on...

Unexpectedly charmed by 'Jewish Matchmaking'

Unexpectedly charmed by ‘Jewish Matchmaking’

By Dina Adelsky, Jewish Women’s ArchivePublished June 9, 2023

I’m a newbie when it comes to reality TV. But being sick in bed for a couple days gave me lots of downtime, and having made one successful shidduch made me curious to watch Jewish Matchmaking, Netflix’s new spinoff of the hit show Indian Matchmaking. Going...

Remembering "summer breaks" of the past compared to today

Remembering “summer breaks” of the past compared to today

By Amy Fenster Brown, Special To The Jewish LightPublished June 9, 2023

School is out for the summer! Raise your hand if you loved summer break. Sleeping late, going swimming, camp, no homework. It makes me long for my youth. But kids these days do things differently than we did back in the 1900’s when we were young. Then We...

Kristen De Broux, who was slated to play Gloria, bowed out because of health concerns
Photos by Greg Lazerwitz

Review: ‘Gloria’ explores life, legacy of a feminist icon

BY GERRY KOWARSKY, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHTPublished June 8, 2023

Gloria Steinem has been a public figure since the 1960s, but there is much to learn and admire about her personal history in “Gloria: A Life.” The play by Emily Mann is fascinating and inspiring in the current production by the New Jewish Theatre. Steinem...

‘Succession,’ ‘Barry’ and the very Jewish nature of unresolved endings

‘Succession,’ ‘Barry’ and the very Jewish nature of unresolved endings

Rabbi David Bashevkin, JTAPublished June 8, 2023

This story originally appeared on My Jewish Learning. (JTA) — Over the past few weeks, a lot of sad faces were peering at their screens as two popular television shows came to an end. Two HBO staples, “Succession” and “Barry,” aired their...

Carole King and Lynn Harris

Carole King lookalike winner and Muny season ticket winners announced

ELLEN FUTTERMAN, EDITOR-IN-CHIEFPublished June 7, 2023

Well it’s too late baby to enter our Carole King lookalike contest because the deadline has passed, but we have a winner: Lynn Harris of University City. Harris, who is now mostly retired, admitted that she spent her “entire professional and personal...

An image of a Tony Award.

A look at this year’s (Jewish) Tony Award nominees; coming soon to streaming

BY NATE BLOOM , Special to the Jewish LightPublished June 7, 2023

“The Crowded Room” is a 10-episode series that begins streaming on Apple+ on June 9. The screenplay was written by Oscar-winner AKIVA GOLDSMAN, 60 (“A Beautiful Mind”). Plot: Danny Sullivan (Tom Holland) is arrested following his involvement...

Roger Waters seen performing in Berlin in 2013. His onstage costume resembling a Nazi officer has come under scrutiny.

US State Department calls recent Roger Waters concert ‘antisemitic’

Gabe Friedman, JTAPublished June 7, 2023

(JTA) — The U.S. State Department has condemned Roger Waters, calling the former Pink Floyd frontman’s recent concert in Berlin “antisemitic.” A reporter asked at a press briefing on Monday whether the department agreed with recent comments...

Kristen De Broux, who was slated to play Gloria, bowed out because of health concerns
Photos by Greg Lazerwitz

Ellen Futterman to lead discussion on “Gloria” Saturday at NJT

Ellen Futterman, Editor-in-ChiefPublished June 7, 2023

Decades after Gloria Steinem began raising her voice for equality and championing the voices of others, her vision is as urgent as ever. In this exploration of the iconic feminist’s legacy, the first act tells her story, and the second invites the audience...

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