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Emmy Statue by ITU Pictures courtesy of flickr.com.
September 16, 2022, 9:51 am
Julia Garner and Brett Goldstein repeat as Jewish Emmy winners
How the Jews did at the Emmys
By Andrew Lapin
Karen Galatz rues not pitching a TV show about a balaboosta — a super housewife. Photo by Risto Kuulasmaa courtesy of flickr.com.
February 16, 2022, 10:29 am
The Matzo Chronicles: Balaboosta or bust
Think of me (and my show) as a 21st-century version of Gertrude Berg
By Karen Galatz
"Jeopardy!" contestant Ed Hashima smiles as he listens to host Mayim Bialik read a question in the Yiddish Theater category in the episode that aired Dec. 9, 2021. (Screenshot from show)
December 11, 2021, 10:38 pm
Yiddish theater debuts as a category on ‘Jeopardy!’
It makes one knowledgable contestant a rich(er) man
By Philissa Cramer
Alex Trebek poses on set at Sony Pictures in Culver City, Calif., for the premier of the 28th season of "Jeopardy," Sept. 20, 2011. (Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images via JTA)
November 8, 2020, 7:52 pm
7 especially Jewish ‘Jeopardy!’ moments from Alex Trebek’s 36 years as host
Alex Trebek died of pancreatic cancer Sunday at 80.
By Philissa Cramer
From left: Annie Murphy, Dan Levy, Catherine O’Hara and Eugene Levy of “Schitt’s Creek”. (Copyright 2020 Pop Media Group LLC)
October 15, 2020, 12:48 am
A happy ending for ‘Schitt’s Creek’
After five years on the air, the show has garnered critical acclaim for its emotional depth, dry wit, epic one-liners and creative costume design.
By Sophie Panzer
Niv Sultan as Tamir Rabinyan in "Tehran." (Apple TV+ via JTA)
September 29, 2020, 2:27 pm
‘Tehran’ is a groundbreaking Israeli spy show about immigrant identity
“Tehran” revolves around protagonist Tamar Rabinyan, a Mossad agent in Iran for her first mission. It also explores the identity of Israel's immigrants from Iran.
By Lior Zaltzman
Ato Essandoh, right, as Kwesi Weisberg-Annan in Netflix’s space drama ‘Away.’ Photo by Diyah Pera/Netflix via JTA
September 16, 2020, 11:21 pm
In Netflix’s ‘Away,’ Ato Essandoh is an African-British-Jewish astronaut.
It’s not his first Jewish starring role.
By Gabe Friedman
The cast of “Hashoter Hatov” Photo courtesy of Netflix via JTA.org
May 20, 2020, 2:33 pm
This Israeli cop comedy on Netflix is the perfect pandemic pick-me-up
"Hashoter Hatov" turns toxic masculinity on its head
By Lior Zaltzman
John Turturro plays Rabbi Lionel Bengelsdorf Photo by Michele K. Short-HBO
April 15, 2020, 4:28 pm
HBO’s ‘The Plot Against America’ timely, chilling
Philip Roth novel now a six-part series
By Matt Silver
Simon (Josh Howie) tries to flirt with Ruth (Rachel Gaffin) as Paul (Tim Downie) observes. Courtesy of Amazon Studios
April 8, 2020, 11:17 am
Unforced errors trip ‘Jewish Enquirer’
Comedy about Jewish newspaper fails to sell out in one reporter's eyes
By Sophie Panzer
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