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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Film & TV At the core of ‘Oppenheimer,’ a debate about how to be Jewish
Christopher Nolan’s explosive film centers a Jew committed to his faith and one who was indifferent to it
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Film & TV The Emmy nominees make a solid case for supporting striking writers and actors
‘Fleishman,’ ‘Maisel’ and other Jewish shows are up for big wins
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Film & TV But what would a ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ mashup actually look like?
‘Barbenheimer’ is trending — and maybe it should be its own movie
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Theater ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ lyricist Sheldon Harnick dies at 99
Harnick put words to Jewish life — past and present
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Film & TV The real story buried in the Disney+ Stan Lee documentary
The film overplays the Marvel editor’s contributions — and downplays his Jewishness
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Film & TV Why the filmmaker who launched 1,000 mushroom trips is trying to create a gratitude movement
The ‘Fantastic Fungi’ director, and son of survivors, wants you to appreciate the ‘little things'
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Theater Glenda Jackson played Jews, acted for Jews and replaced a Jew in parliament
The MP and Oscar winner died at 87
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Theater The Tonys honored plays about antisemitism — the winners were eager to talk about anything else
Tom Stoppard, Patrick Marber and Alfred Uhry all missed an opportunity to speak to what their plays were about
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