Andrew Garfield, Julia Garner and Adrien Brody make this year’s long list of Jewish Emmy nominees
by Andrew Lapin (JTA) – Jewish TV shows and performers are well represented on the list of 2022 Emmy nominations, with actors including Seth Rogen,…
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CJA student performs on ‘Canada’s Got Talent’
By Jenna Soroka (AJNews) – Calgary Jewish Academy (CJA) student Kinsley Oykhman was born to be seen, and the world got to watch her shine…
Sacha Baron Cohen to helm ‘Chelm,’ an HBO cartoon about the shtetl of fools
by Andrew Lapin (JTA) – Imagine a village full of Borats, and you’re close to realizing the absurdity of Chelm. The real-life Polish shtetl, a…
Unable to film in Ukraine, Eurovision song contest winners made their intro video in Israel
by Cnaan Liphshiz (JTA) — This year’s Eurovision Song Contest did not go Israel’s way — but even though the country didn’t make it to…
HBO to produce comedy series about Hasidic rapper Nissim Black
by Caleb Guedes-Reed (JTA) – HBO Max is currently producing a new comedy series based on the life of former gang member-turned-Hasidic-rapper Nissim Black. It…