PJ Grisar is a Forward culture reporter. He can be reached at [email protected] and @pjgrisar on Twitter.
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Culture Why was 2022 the year TV turned really, really Jewish?
Jews have always had a presence on the small screen. But this year, their stories took on new nuance
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Film & TV The best Jewish (and Jew-ish) movies of 2022
The year's best Jewish films engaged with the complicated legacy of Jewish storytelling
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Fast Forward Zelenskyy, ‘modern-day Maccabee,’ invokes candle-lit Christmas in speech to Congress
Those expecting the Ukrainian President to play into Hanukkah metaphors may be disappointed
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Culture The Bible’s best and brightest nepo babies
'Nepo babies' — famous children of celebrities — are running the discourse. These biblical figures should count in their ranks
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Fast Forward Judd Apatow rocks out in Garry Shandling tribute on night one of ‘The Hanukkah Sessions’
The director did a solid job covering Blood, Sweat and Tears as part of Dave Grohl’s holiday series
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Culture Is there a biblical monster in ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’?
At the center of James Cameron’s sci-fi epic is a creature that looks a lot like a leviathan
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Culture Maccabee Bar is serving up Hanukkah warm fuzzies (and hard drinks) in the West Village
The holiday pop-up has good vibes and solid drinks
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Film & TV Why Zelenskyy made a Jewish joke in his Netflix interview with David Letterman
The Ukrainian President hasn’t made much of his background — but he’s happy to joke about it
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