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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 … 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

Even this year had its bright spots. (Getty Images; photo design by Grace Yagel)

10 heartwarming Jewish stories from 2020, a year to otherwise forget

(JTA) — There’s no sugarcoating it: 2020 was a difficult, trying, tragic year. But just because COVID-19 dominated the headlines and our personal lives, that doesn’t mean there weren’t any Jewish bright spots. Plenty of history was made, from a march of tens of thousands against anti-Semitism to a new kind of vaccine that Jewish doctors helped create, to a Jewish vice-presidential spouse. Here are some of the Jewish stories that helped distract us from the pain of the past year. more

GABE FRIEDMAN | 12/29/20

You can help create the ‘Jewish Roots’ art installation from home

In the “new normal,” when we have to be physically apart from one another more than we would like, the message of artist Nancy Katz’s “Jewish Roots” community art … more

HANNAH ALTMAN | 11/25/20

Alex Trebek poses on set at Sony Pictures in Culver City, Calif., for the premier of the 28th season of "Jeopardy," Sept. 20, 2011.

7 especially Jewish ‘Jeopardy!’ moments from Alex Trebek’s 36 years as host

(JTA) – Alex Trebek, the beloved baritone host of “Jeopardy!,” died of pancreatic cancer Sunday at 80.In his 36 years as host of the immensely popular game show, Trebek encountered … more

Philissa Cramer | 11/9/20