Lior Zaltzman was the Forward’s Digital Fellow. Follow her on twitter @liorca.
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By Lior Zaltzman
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Fast Forward The co-creator of ‘Shtisel’ identifies as haredi Orthodox again
Yehonatan Indursky grew up in a haredi family but wrote the hit show as a secular Jew
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Fast Forward Jewish ‘Stranger Things’ star Noah Schnapp visits Israel
The actor had his bar mitzvah there years earlier
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Fast Forward ‘And Just Like That…’ star Alexa Swinton is having her bat mitzvah in Israel
Her character was involved in one of the more prominent b'nai mitzvah scenes in TV history
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Fast Forward ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ is filming an Israel scene and looking for Jewish extras
The filming will take place around New York.
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Fast Forward The Jewish Delis We Said Goodbye To In 2018
(JTA) With offerings like the classic pastrami or corned beef sandwich and rich matzah ball soup, the deli has long provided our nation with a uniquely Jewish-American take on comfort food. In 2018, we said goodbye to a great number of Jewish delis, that, sadly, closed their doors and their kitchens. Most notably for New Yorkers,…
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The Schmooze Burt Reynolds Remembered By Jewish Celebs
(JTA) — Burt Reynolds, one of the most successful actors of the 70s, known for his roles in films such as “The Longest Yard” and “Smokey and the Bandit,” passed away this Thursday at age 82. Despite his ample and Semitic chest hair, made famous in a now iconic nude Cosmopolitan centerfold, Reynolds wasn’t Jewish — though…
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The Schmooze 6 Israeli TV shows to Binge-Watch Now
(JTA) — As the folks on the next season of “Game of Thrones” might say, “Winter is here.” That means it’s time to get under the covers and engage in the national pastime of binge-watching TV shows. Since Netflix pioneered the streaming model in the late 2000s, other streaming services have been popping up regularly,…
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Opinion How I Fell in Love With Tacky Hanukkah Sweaters
(JTA) — Ever since I moved to the U.S. from Israel, every late November felt like the beginning of a month-long assault. Every store, business and doctor’s office blared Christmas songs, streets were decorated with ostentatious light shows and seemingly everything became green and red — which, as an art school grad, I found personally…
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