PJ Grisar is a Forward culture reporter. He can be reached at [email protected] and @pjgrisar on Twitter.
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Film & TV When Carl Weathers dedicated a Torah scroll with Jerry Stiller
In a 1994 episode of ‘In the Heat of the Night,’ Weathers participated in a meaningful Jewish ritual
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Fast Forward Annie Lennox calls for a cease-fire in Gaza during Grammys performance
The Scottish singer was previously married to an Israeli film producer
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Film & TV The real reason Larry David attacked Elmo
In an assault seen around the world, the ‘Curb’ star took on the ‘Sesame Street’ icon
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Film & TV The 18 most Jewish episodes of ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’
Larry David’s HBO show, about to air its 12th and final season, has a lot to say about being Jewish
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Music Ben Shapiro changes his tune on rap — by rapping
The pundit was heard spitting bars in a song called ‘FACTS,’ which charted number 1 on iTunes
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Film & TV The sound designer for ‘Zone of Interest’ explains his 600-page bible of Auschwitz sounds
Johnnie Burn, Oscar nominated for his work, says everything you hear has a ‘legacy of truth in it’
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Film & TV How two Normans — Jewison and Lear — changed this Oscar-winning actress’ life
After spending 12 years on the blacklist, Lee Grant found her path back to the screen through collaborations with Jewison and Lear
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Culture Jon Stewart is coming back to ‘The Daily Show’ — will his old audience follow?
Stewart shepherded the news comedy program through peak relevance, but can he handle the competition?
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Fast Forward Why neo-Nazis marched in Ohio this weekend, and almost every weekend in the US
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Opinion The group behind Project 2025 has a plan to protect Jews. It will do the opposite.
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Opinion Just about every interpretation of Trump’s narrow election victory is wrong
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News Texas schools want to add Queen Esther to the curriculum. Here’s why Jews (and many Christians) are opposed.
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Fast Forward Rep. Ritchie Torres, outspoken pro-Israel advocate, is dropping hints that he could run for NY governor
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Fast Forward Ursula Haverbeck, infamous German Holocaust denier known as ‘Nazi grandma,’ dies at 96
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Fast Forward A Jewish museum in Tulsa held a funeral for remains of Holocaust victims it kept for years
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Sports Texas A&M’s Sam Salz cherishes his first taste of DI college football — and the opportunity to inspire fellow Orthodox Jews
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