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With bickering jokes, ‘Goldstein, the Musical’ sets Jewish family life to music
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Danielle Ziri
Running through the end of July, the hit play about three generations of a dysfunctional Jewish clan is a sometimes true, always poignant, airing of dirty laundry
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April 25, 2018, 4:00 am
With bickering jokes, ‘Goldstein, the Musical’ sets Jewish family life to music
Running through the end of July, the hit play about three generations of a dysfunctional Jewish clan is a sometimes true, always poignant, airing of dirty laundry
By
Danielle Ziri
April 7, 2018, 12:56 pm
Canadian heiress throws millions into massive Tel Aviv-based Jewish hall of fame
The catch? Gail Asper still needs millions more for her dream $400-million Frank Gehry-designed museum, aimed at reframing the Jewish narrative and showcasing achievement
By
Robert Sarner
March 19, 2018, 5:21 am
In Jewish redemption song, new album fuses ancient mysticism with reggae beats
Influenced by a brief foray into ultra-Orthodox Judaism in Israel, Mikey Pauker's rhyming lyrics quote the teachings of Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav
By
Madison Margolin
February 9, 2018, 8:40 am
With a new show in London, 93-year-old ‘Fiddler’ lyricist is still hard at work
Sheldon Harnick is in the UK for a premiere of his newest musical, 'Rothschild & Sons' -- and is already penning a future operetta
By
Anne Joseph
February 1, 2018, 3:40 am
Meet the 90-year-old great-grandmother who is the new face of JDate
Along with three other elderly women, Bea Slater is one of the tried and true 'yentas' representing the Jewish matchmaking site
By
Elaine Durbach
January 21, 2018, 3:46 am
This Shabbat dinner pairing app isn’t for everyone — and that’s the point
Even while targeting a limited demographic, OneTable's demand outpaces supply, forcing the company to continue streamlining the most modern way to do the Day of Rest
By
Gideon Grudo
January 13, 2018, 12:41 pm
Ahead of sequel, the Hebrew Hammer pounds Nazis on social media
Adam Goldberg talks with The Times of Israel about his misgivings in playing the Semitic superhero and why he always wanted to be a Woody Allen character
By
Yaakov Schwartz
December 25, 2017, 9:37 pm
Call Adam Sandler: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was Jewish, too
In 'Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas,' filmmaker Larry Weinstein shares why Christmas is just another Yiddishe holiday
By
Tracy Frydberg
December 20, 2017, 5:56 am
The Sulzberger family: A complicated Jewish legacy at The New York Times
Throughout the generations, the paper has maintained a veneer of objectivity -- even as it buried stories of WWII atrocities against Jews
By
Josefin Dolsten
December 16, 2017, 3:32 am
Get ready for more chaos, humor, and chutzpah as ‘Broad City’ preps a 5th season
But first, check out the latest run of Comedy Central's hit feminist-Jewish-millennial show that addresses all the burning Jewy issues. And hair
By
Anna Katz
December 13, 2017, 5:51 pm
The world’s most famous indie rock Hanukkah tradition makes a comeback
Yo La Tengo, once famous for its eight-night annual holiday pageants, takes the stage tonight through December 19 for the first time since 2013
By
Gabe Friedman
December 13, 2017, 12:39 am
Amazon gifts us 8 marvelous episodes of Jewish dramedy like we’ve never seen
'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' is a successful character-driven period piece that's both old and new, putting caustic humor in the skillful hands of a strong female lead
By
Jordan Hoffman
October 12, 2017, 9:17 pm
Josh Gad honors his Holocaust survivor grandparents with role in ‘Marshall’
In movie opening Friday, actor plays an attorney in a racist, anti-Semitic town who helps a black fellow lawyer -- and eventual Supreme Court Justice -- defend an innocent man
By
Curt Schleier
September 28, 2017, 7:24 pm
7 Jewish Playboy playmates from 62 years
Playboy's Hugh Hefner died Wednesday at 91. This article was first published when Playboy announced in 2015 it would no longer feature completely nude models. It's safe for work
By
Gabe Friedman
September 22, 2017, 1:43 am
Why Obama’s former speechwriter calls him the most Jewish president ever
Now a writer on 'Funny or Die,' David Litt says Obama’s way of seeing the world -- 'always asking questions,' with a 'real capacity for doubt' -- makes him an honorary MOT
By
Gabe Friedman
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