PJ Grisar is a Forward culture reporter. He can be reached at [email protected] and @pjgrisar on Twitter.
PJ Grisar
By PJ Grisar
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Culture 25 fairly feasible pop culture predictions for 2025
Will Drake sue everyone? Will Taylor Swift ditch Travis Kelce for a kosher alternative? Will Larry David and Elmo have a rematch?
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Film & TV Exclusive: Jesse Eisenberg discusses filming at Majdanek in ‘A Real Pain’
The writer-director spoke of the ‘incredible privilege’ in a behind the scenes clip
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Culture In a first-ever Hanukkah doughnut contest, New York bakers battle for best in dough
A first-of-its-kind 'doughnut duel' saw traditional and new recipes duke it out
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Theater While Yiddish lives, Isaac Bashevis Singer’s ghost stories may flourish
The play ‘Bashevis’ Demons’ puts three of the Nobel winner’s scary tales on their feet
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Culture Fred Flintstone, vulvas and pot paraphernalia: 8 unconventional menorahs for Hanukkah
It’s not too late to take some strange inspiration for lighting the candles
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Film & TV This Hallmark Hanukkah film is a minor miracle
‘Hanukkah on the Rocks’ is not purely for the goyishe gaze
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Culture Every American Hanukkah special, movie and TV episode worth knowing about
Adam Sandler, Hallmark and Disney deep cuts for your viewing pleasure
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Film & TV ‘A Real Pain,’ ‘The Brutalist’ and ‘Nobody Wants This’ rack up Golden Globe nominations
The awards are brimming with unexpected Jewish connections
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Music 50 years later, Bob Dylan’s ‘Blood on the Tracks’ remains the standard by which all albums are measured
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Fast Forward Elon Musk appears to do Nazi salute at Trump inauguration rally
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Music In lawsuit, Drake accuses Kendrick Lamar of picking on ‘Jewish heritage’
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Opinion Why is Netanyahu poised to OK a ceasefire that’s favorable to Hamas? One word: Trump
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News How did the ADL conclude that Elon Musk didn’t give a Nazi salute? It isn’t saying.
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Fast Forward Elise Stefanik decries ‘antisemitic rot’ in United Nations, backs Elon Musk at confirmation hearing
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Fast Forward Trump lifts sanctions on West Bank settlers, earning praise from the Israeli right
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Fast Forward Released hostage Emily Damari’s injured hand becomes an instant symbol of Israeli defiance
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