Jerry Stiller, longtime comic who won fame on ‘Seinfeld,’ dies at 92
by Mary Oster (JTA) — Jerry Stiller, the longtime Jewish comic who became best known for playing the belligerent character Frank Costanza on “Seinfeld,” has…
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Just a Ton of Photos of Jewish Celebrities When They Were Kids
By Rachel Levin (Alma) – Last month, something extraordinary happened. It’s remarkable, really, that we were blessed with such a gem, considering everything is like a…
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By Lior Zaltzman (Kveller) – In my five-plus years of working in Jewish media, I’ve written about and delighted in many Jewish stars doing Jewish things….
I cover anti-Semitism on a daily basis. This is why ‘The Plot Against America’ is the scariest show I’ve seen.
By Gabe Friedman (JTA) — I wasn’t expecting HBO’s “The Plot Against America,” David Simon’s miniseries adaptation of the Philip Roth novel, to scar me…