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Film & TV Were the Three Stooges a lot more Jewish than we realized?
There’s a lot more to the comic trio’s Jewishness than the Yiddish they inserted in their skits
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Film & TV Why a show about ‘The Godfather’ is the best Jewish TV right now
‘The Offer,’ a miniseries on the making of Francis Ford Coppola's masterpiece, emphasizes Jewish resonances in an iconic immigrant tale
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Culture Mormonism and Judaism are dominating television. Is that good for representation?
‘Under the Banner of Heaven,’ ‘Unorthodox’ and numerous other shows focused on minority religions have premiered recently. But their portrayals aren’t always flattering.
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Culture How Netflix’s new Jewish protagonist is breaking ground for trans teens
In the animated series “Dead End: Paranormal Park,” a trans Jewish teenager finds himself fending off apocalypse
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Culture Why we need ‘Gravity Falls’ more than ever
The animated series concluded eight years ago, but for some, it will live on forever — like the Kabbalah
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Culture The gospel of ‘Kingdom Business’ director Christopher Erskin
Despite his Jewish background, Erskin says he didn't feel at all conflicted about helming a show about the gospel music industry
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Culture ‘Tehran’ gained Glenn Close but lost its Persian flavor
The show’s popularity means the new season features a big budget and serious star power, but it’s lost what made it unique.
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Fast Forward HBO to produce comedy series about Hasidic rapper Nissim Black
The show will tell the story of his days in a Seattle gang to a devout Orthodox family man — and hip hop star.
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