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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 435

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From 'On the Spectrum,' the YES TV show picked up by Amazon Studios (Courtesy Yes)
April 2, 2021, 12:26 pm
Israeli dramedy ‘On the Spectrum’ hits HBO Max streaming service
Show about 3 twenty-something roommates in Tel Aviv arrives online, marking World Autism Awareness Day
By Jessica Steinberg and ToI Staff
Al Pacino, left, and Logan Lerman are Jews out for revenge in Amazon Studios' 'Hunters.' (Christopher Saunders via JTA)
August 5, 2020, 7:53 am
Amazon renews ‘Hunters,’ Al Pacino’s Nazi-hunting drama, for second season
Show has drawn criticism in the past from some Jewish groups for its premise and for its portrayal of the Holocaust
By Marcy Oster
From 'On the Spectrum,' the YES TV show picked up by Amazon Studios (Courtesy Yes)
June 17, 2020, 1:35 pm
Amazon Studios picks up Israeli autism dramedy ‘On the Spectrum’
Show about 3 twenty-something roommates will be executive produced by Jason Katims, creator of ‘Parenthood’
By Jessica Steinberg
A still from 'Hunters,' a new series by Amazon. (Courtesy Amazon Studios)
February 24, 2020, 3:56 pm
Amazon show’s fictional Nazi atrocities could fuel Holocaust denial, critics say
‘Hunters’ starring Al Pacino particularly slammed for scene in which Auschwitz inmates forced to kill each other in chess game; creator says show never purported to be documentary
By ToI Staff and Agencies
A still from 'Hunters,' a new series by Amazon. (Courtesy Amazon Studios)
February 19, 2020, 9:51 pm
Get ready for Jewsploitation, as kill squad chases Nazis in Amazon’s ‘Hunters’
Embellishing atrocities of the Holocaust is borderline offensive, but new series starring Al Pacino has no shortage of tender and insightful Jewish moments. Drops on February 21
By Jordan Hoffman
Tony Shalhoub plays Abe Weissman and Marin Hinkle portrays his wife, Rose, in 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'. (Amazon Studios)
December 6, 2019, 3:28 am
How Wisconsin-born Tony Shalhoub’s Lebanese roots help him play a NY Jew on TV
Although the son of Christian Lebanese immigrants grew up in Green Bay — worlds apart from the Upper West Side — the actor says he draws on his father while playing Abe Weissman
By Emily Burack
Jeffrey Tambor, right, with Judith Light in the second season of 'Transparent.' (Courtesy of Amazon Studios)
September 26, 2019, 11:50 am
Pioneering show ‘Transparent’ takes final musical bow
Hit TV series about transgender Jewish matriarch to sign off this week, 2 years after lead actor Jeffrey Tambor’s exit over a #MeToo scandal
By Thomas URBAIN
Woody Allen onstage during the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award Gala for Diane Keaton at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California, June 8, 2017. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images via JTA)
August 23, 2019, 11:12 pm
New Woody Allen film has no scheduled US release
‘A Rainy Day in New York’ will open in France, after director dropped by Amazon Studies over sexual abuse allegations
By Josefin Dolsten
Jeffrey Tambor (right), and his ex-wife, played by Judith Light, in season one of 'Transparent' (Courtesy 'Transparent)
May 9, 2018, 3:48 am
‘Transparent’ to end after its upcoming fifth season
Hit show about Jewish transgender matriarch to finish production after lead actor Jeffrey Tambor’s exit following allegations of sexual misconduct
By JTA
Jeffrey Tambor, right, with Judith Light in the second season of 'Transparent.' (Courtesy of Amazon Studios)
March 8, 2018, 11:24 am
Fans will have to wait another year for new season of ‘Transparent’
After actor Jeffrey Tambor’s exit from the popular Amazon show following allegations of sexual misconduct, production delays the release of a new season until 2019
By Tracy Frydberg
Jeffrey Tambor arrives at the 'Transparent' FYC special screening in Los Angeles, April 22, 2017. (Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, file)
February 16, 2018, 1:34 am
Jeffrey Tambor fired from ‘Transparent’ following sexual harassment claims probe
Amazon Studios says it decides on ‘definitive action’ to ensure workplace ‘safety and dignity of every individual’
By JTA
Veteran rock producer Sam Cohen worked hard to wipe the 'smile' off of pop songs played on the 'The Man in the High Castle' soundtrack. (Sam Erickson/via JTA)
April 29, 2017, 3:31 am
Had the Nazis won, American pop music would sound like this
Reimagined ‘broken’ tracks by indie rock musician and producer Sam Cohen are inspired by dystopian Amazon series, ‘The Man in the High Castle’
By Gabe Friedman
Ron Perlman plays vigilante Judge Pernell Harris in 'The Hand of God.' (YouTube screenshot)
September 4, 2015, 4:06 pm
Was it divine intervention that saw viewers choose this Amazon series?
Premiering September 4, Ron Perlman’s ‘The Hand of God,’ co-starring Israeli actress Alona Tal, survived the cut in last year’s high-profile audience choice vote
By Lisa Klug
Director and actor Woody Allen in Paris, August 27, 2013 (AP/Christophe Ena, File)
January 13, 2015, 7:10 pm
Amazon signs Woody Allen for TV series
Master filmmaker to have his first effort at directing for the small screen; cast and title yet to be decided
By AP
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