PJ Grisar is a Forward culture reporter. He can be reached at [email protected] and @pjgrisar on Twitter.
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Film & TV ‘Bojack Horseman’ creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg on his new, ‘unapologetically Jewish’ family affair
At the heart of Netflix’s ‘Long Story Short’ is what it means to be a Jew
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Theater When Walt Disney went South of the Border to fight Nazi influence
The new play ‘The Animals Speak’ details Disney’s 1941 visit to Latin America
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Film & TV How a Kentucky-raised comic dodged a beer can and became a Jewish star
Comedian Ariel Elias dished on her new special and how to skip the line at her favorite cooldown spot
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Film & TV How Jon Stewart evolved on Israel — at least on ‘The Daily Show’
Stewart went from joking about taking a side to saying Israel’s ‘inhumane’ actions are untenable
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Film & TV ‘Fantastic Four: First Steps’ sends The Thing to shul — and gives Jack Kirby credit
The Marvel film embraces Ben Grimm’s Jewish roots and pays moving tribute to the man who drew him
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Culture For 110 years, a proudly Jewish family has been a treasured purveyor of pork
How Teitel Brothers on Arthur Avenue keeps Jewish values and Italian food in the family
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The Prince of Darkness was reluctant to have a rabbi officiate — until he was offered wine
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