MAYA MIRSKY, In partnership with the “J” of Northern California
• Published January 24, 2023
This article first appeared in J. The Jewish News of Northern California
“There was no squeamishness on my part, I didn’t wear gloves,” said Adam Gottstein. “I had Mom in the palms of my hands.”
The Amador County resident was placing the...
The St. Louis Jewish Community Center – The J will host the 28th Annual St. Louis Jewish Film Festival from March 12 – 16. This year, the festival will return in-person and will be held for the first time at the Marcus Des Peres Cinema.
The festival...
NATE BLOOM, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published January 24, 2023
“Poker Face” premieres on the streaming Peacock channel on Jan. 26th. It is a “case-of-the-week” mystery comedy-drama. NATASHA LYONNE, 43, produces the series and she stars in it (I gather she plays the only actor who will appear in all 10 episodes).
An...
Adam Kovac, The Forward
• Published January 24, 2023
Comedian Jon Lovitz is having a moment thanks to disgraced congressman George Santos.
Not that Santos is a fan, having taken to Twitter to say how unimpressed he’s been with the myriad comedic takes on him. Lovitz fired back, saying that even his...
GERRY KOWARSKY, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published January 24, 2023
The New Jewish Theatre has begun its 2023 season with a superb staging of Neil Simon’s “Broadway Bound.”
The play is the third installment of Simon’s autobiographical Eugene Trilogy. In 2019, NJT presented the trilogy’s opening play, “Brighton...
Barbara Ballinger and Margaret Crane, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published January 24, 2023
We know you’ve heard us loud and clear talking about the delicate matter of hearing loss.
We each have our own way of dealing with this deficit. Most of us are in complete denial. We avoid dealing with it because:
We despise the look of hearing...
Omer Friedlander is the winner of the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) Jewish Fiction Award for his short story collection The Man Who Sold Air in the Holy Land, published by Random House.
The award includes a $1,000 cash prize and an invitation...
(JTA) – “The Fabelmans,” Steven Spielberg’s autobiographical drama about his Jewish upbringing, had an expected strong haul of Oscar nominations, picking up seven nods Tuesday morning.
A remake of a movie once targeted by the Nazis, a blockbuster...
By PJ Grisar, The Forward
• Published January 23, 2023
This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox.
Each season of Fauda features a new director and writer and the same kind of fool-proof formula.
Co-creator and star...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published January 23, 2023
My rabbi is taking a sabbatical.
Rabbi Randy Fleisher of Central Reform Congregation also happens to be a mentor. He was my first summer camp counselor in 1981, where he made sure I studied for my bar mitzvah instead of going to activities one hour...
Savoy Curry, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published January 22, 2023
This story first appeared on the Jewish Women’s Archive Blog and is republished here with permission.
Living in Europe for the past few months, I’ve been struck by the similarities between traditional Jewish and European dishes. I was vaguely...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published January 22, 2023
There is something quite wonderful about walking into a bookstore, engaging with all the possibilities in front of you, eventually making a choice and coming home with a brand-new book. But there is something also wonderful about picking up a used book,...
