PJ Grisar is a Forward culture reporter. He can be reached at [email protected] and @pjgrisar on Twitter.
PJ Grisar
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Film & TV Investigation: How Midge Maisel and Philip Roth’s wedding ended before the altar
What would the courtship of the prickly novelist and the comedian yield?
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Film & TV Speaking of ‘White House Plumbers,’ have you seen this Jewish Watergate werewolf movie?
‘Werewolf of Washington’ imagined the Nixon administration beset by a lycanthrope
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Theater The 2023 Tonys love dead Jews (and some living ones)
‘Leopoldstadt,’ ‘Parade’ and Sondheim revivals pick up nominations
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Film & TV Why ‘Succession’ gave us a Holocaust meme
In ‘Living+’ the show reveals the billionaire class’ affinity for Nazi comparisons
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Film & TV Jerry Springer, son of Jewish refugees and star of TV’s most controversial show, dies at 79
The former mayor of Cincinnati, Jerry Springer, was known for hosting bizarre guests
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Film & TV When Harry Belafonte said the Jewish blessing for bread with Zero Mostel
The actor, singer and civil rights icon starred in 1970’s ‘The Angel Levine’
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Film & TV Is ‘The Mandalorian’ the most Jewish sci-fi series ever?
The panel ‘Mandalorthodox’ delves into the religious and historical influences of the ‘Star Wars’ show
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Film & TV Why a 92-year-old Jewish vaudeville routine is inspiring a new trend on Twitter
‘Pay the $8’ is trending, and it sounds familiar for a reason
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