The ‘Jewface’ debate about casting non-Jews as Jews betrays an Ashkenazi bias
by MaNishtana (JTA) — Actress and comedian Sarah Silverman, in comments on her Sept. 30 podcast, railed against the practice of casting non-Jews as Jewish characters…
Film
A story about Palestinians won Israel’s highest film honor. Its stars skipped the award show in protest.
by Shira Hanau (JTA) — The award for best feature film at Israel’s Ophir Awards, the country’s top film honour and its automatic nominee for…
My Yom Kippur Tradition is watching ‘A Serious Man’ along with fasting and synagogue, it’s the perfect ritual for the Day of Atonement.
by Elana Spivack (ALMA via JTA) – In many ways, my Yom Kippur resembles that of other Jews: I fast, I attend synagogue, and I…
Jackie Mason was a Jewish American comedy icon. These videos show why.
BY PHILISSA CRAMER (JTA) — Jackie Mason, who died Saturday at 93, didn’t always set out to be a comedian. In fact, it wasn’t until he…
In ‘Lansky,’ Harvey Keitel puts the legendary gangster’s Jewishness front and center
by Stephen Silver (JTA) — Perhaps no American Jewish actor has been so closely associated with crime films as Harvey Keitel. During a career now…