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Benicio del Toro, center, as Moses Rosenthaler, and Lea Seydoux, right, as Simone in "The French Dispatch."

The top Jewish pop culture stories of 2021

JEWISH POP-CULTURE had quite the “Unorthodox” year. A new reality-TV sensation, a raunchy indie-film spin on shivas and a rare glimpse into Turkey’s Jewish community made a big … more

ANDREW LAPIN | 1/10/22

Evenings of Jewish Renaissance return

An award-winning chef and an Israeli model/actress, an Israeli settler rabbi and a Palestinian refugee, a Bible scholar and a comedian, a magazine editor and a European activist are all among the presenters at this year’s Evenings of Jewish Renaissance. The program has been reimagined for the times in which we are living and will take place mostly over Zoom, Sunday through Tuesday, Nov. 14 to 16. more

LARRY KATZ | 10/10/21

Arts Emanu-El to screen 2 movies about Italy during WWII

Arts Emanu-El and the Temple Emanu-El Providence Jewish Film Festival will present two documentaries about Italy during World War II, “Holy Silence” and “Syndrome K,” in … more

PAMELA HANZEL | 4/9/21

Early Fall River upbringing influenced director’s latest movie

Nancy Cooperstein Charney, born, raised and schooled in Fall River, is an award-winning movie and theater director/producer. Cooperstein Charney, 81, is married to actor Jordan Charney. The couple … more

MEL YOKEN | 4/9/21

"Ikh Bin De Sitra Achra," Archival Pigment Print, Sitra Achra 2015

RISD grad’s photos explore queer Jewry

Shterna Goldbloom’s photographic artwork builds bridges between two worlds that seem to have a sizable distance between them: queer identity and Hasidic Jewish identity. Goldbloom, of … more

HANNAH ALTMAN | 4/9/21

‘Shtisel’ Season 3 Netflix release date announced

(JTA) – Season 3 of the hit haredi Orthodox drama series “Shtisel” will debut on Netflix on March 25, Israel’s Yes Studios announced Tuesday. The first two seasons of the … more

3/5/21

Golda’s Balcony on March 14

“Golda’s Balcony,” William Gibson’s Tony award-winning one-woman play, will be presented on Zoom as part of the Lifelong Learning Collaborative’s special presentation … more

3/4/21

Arts Emanu-El presents the provocative film ‘The Keeper’

Arts Emanu-El and the Temple Emanu-El Providence Jewish Film Festival will present the film “The Keeper” from March 11 until March 15. The award-winning film is based on the incredible … more

PAMELA HANZEL | 3/4/21

Sandra Laub is Golda Meir in Golda's Balcony.

You can see 'Golda' on March 14

“Golda’s Balcony,” William Gibson’s Tony award-winning one-woman play, will be presented on Zoom as part of the Lifelong Learning Collaborative’s special presentation series … more

2/17/21

Emanu-El film fest to feature ‘Shared Legacies’

PROVIDENCE – The new Temple Emanu-El Providence Jewish Film Festival will show its second film, “Shared Legacies,” about the bond that grew between Blacks and Jews during the civil … more

PAMELA HANZEL | 1/7/21