Calgary Jewish Film Festival starts on November 6
by AJNews Staff (AJNews) – Film buffs across Jewish Alberta are counting off the days until November 6 for the virtual launch of the 21st…
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Larry David gives Jon Hamm a Yiddish lesson in very Jewish start to new season of ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’
by Philissa Cramer Spoiler alert: This article contains plot details from Episode 1 of Season 11 of “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” (JTA) — Matzo balls, shiva…
Impossible Pork is here — but the plant-based meat won’t be certified as kosher
by Jacob Gurvis (JTA) — Impossible Foods, the plant-based meat company, is releasing a long-awaited new product — but unlike the wildly popular Impossible Burger,…
On Netflix & elsewhere, new collections of Palestinian and Israeli films are available for streaming
by Andrew Lapin (JTA) — Some of Netflix’s biggest international hits of the last few years — from “Fauda” to “Shtisel” — have been Israeli…
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…