Philissa Cramer
By Philissa Cramer
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Fast Forward ‘Jeopardy!’ devotes entire category to Yiddish theater
(JTA) — In recent years, Yiddish theater has enjoyed a remarkable resurgence, with Yiddish-language performances wowing audiences in New York, online and, last month, Stockholm. But perhaps its biggest audience yet came on Thursday night, when “Jeopardy!” devoted an entire category to it. The iconic quiz show is seen by an estimated 8.7 million people…
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Fast Forward A Massachusetts town apologizes after using Christian menorah in holiday display
(JTA) — A small municipal holiday event turned into a big problem for Medford, Massachusetts, after a city worker included a menorah picture produced by Messianic Jews in a display about world religions. The suburb of Boston apologized for the display, which appeared during last week’s Holiday Extravaganza, a city event aimed at promoting local businesses….
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Fast Forward In Ghana for ‘spiritual cleansing,’ NYC Mayor-elect Eric Adams celebrates Hanukkah with Chabad
(JTA) — (New York Jewish Week via JTA) — Eric Adams told reporters he planned to engage in “some spiritual cleansing” during a trip to Ghana this week. Still, the appearance of New York City’s mayor-elect at a Hanukkah party Wednesday in Accra came as a surprise. Adams joined Rabbi Noach Majesky, a Brooklyn expat…
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Fast Forward How a determined Jewish community helped bring home Danny Fenster, the journalist imprisoned in Myanmar
(JTA) — HUNTINGTON WOODS, Michigan — For nearly six months, anyone driving through this well-manicured and heavily Jewish residential Detroit suburb was guaranteed to spot the yard signs. They were red, white and blue, with a large black-and-white illustration of a bearded young man sporting a beanie and a faint smile. “FREE FENSTER,” the signs…
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Fast Forward Lizzy Caplan and Jesse Eisenberg to play Jewish couple in ‘Fleishman is in Trouble’ TV adaptation
(JTA) — Jewish actors Jesse Eisenberg and Lizzy Caplan will play lead roles in the TV adaptation of “Fleishman Is in Trouble,” the 2019 novel by Taffy Brodesser-Akner about a Jewish man’s middle-age crisis. Eisenberg will play the title character, Toby Fleishman, The Hollywood Reporter revealed Thursday. Earlier this week, Caplan was announced as the…
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Fast Forward On HBO’s ‘Succession,’ Adrien Brody brings a Jewish character — and antisemitism
Spoiler alert: This piece contains plot details about HBO’s “Succession,” including extensive details about the Season 3 episode “Lion in the Meadow” that first aired Nov. 7, 2021. (JTA) — In the very first shot of Kendall Roy walking into the island home of Waystar investor Josh Aaronson on the latest episode of HBO’s hit…
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Fast Forward Alex Clare skipped touring with Adele because of Shabbat. Now the Orthodox pop artist is back with a new single.
(JTA) — British musician Alex Clare burst onto the pop music scene with his debut album in 2011, and was offered a chance to tour with megastar Adele. But the tour would have required him to travel and perform on Jewish holidays, and Clare is an Orthodox Jew. So he declined the opportunity, then lost…
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Fast Forward Replica Torah vandalism at fraternity leaves university outraged, searching for answers
A day after a fraternity at George Washington University reported that a small replica Torah used in its initiation process was damaged during a weekend vandalism spree, the university’s Jewish community is working to raise awareness of campus antisemitism — even while some wonder whether the incident was an act of hate. A rally is…
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