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‘The Great British Baking Show’ has a Jewish dessert problem

This article originally appeared in The Nosher. What is going on with “The Great British Baking Show”?! For the past two weeks of its eighth season, it has featured a Jewish baked … more

Shannon Sarna | 10/23/20

The "Schitt's Creek" cast at a pre-Emmys party, Sept. 21, 2020. From left: Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Dan Levy and Anne Murphy.

‘Schitt’s Creek’ sweeps the 2020 Emmys and makes history

(JTA) — “Schitt’s Creek,” the show co-created by the father-and-son duo Eugene and Dan Levy, swept the Emmy Awards on Sunday night. The beloved series won every comedy category … more

Emily Burack | 9/22/20

The Forshpil members, from front to back: Sasha Lurje, Mitia Khramtsov, Zheka Lizin, Roman Shinder, Ilya Shneyveys.

Yiddish psychedelic rock band Forshpil brings electric guitar to the shtetl

WEIMAR, Germany ( JTA ) — What if the Yiddish-speaking poets and songwriters had electric guitars and amps in the shtetl? That’s the question Sasha Lurje and her Forshpil bandmates asked … more

Joe Baur | 8/31/20

You are gonna Lovitt!

Benji Lovitt will have to wake up really early to open this year’s Israeli Culture Series Sept. 9. The comedian lives in Tel Aviv where he will perform his shtick live for the event that takes … more

LARRY KATZ | 8/19/20

8 incredible Israeli shows you may not have heard of

This story originally appeared on Kveller . It’s no secret that for more than a decade now, Hollywood has turned toward Israel to look for new show formats that could be adapted well for … more

Brandon Schuster | 8/7/20

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 29: Seth Rogen attends Seth Rogen & Martha Stewart In Conversation With Dr. Heather Berlin at 92nd Street Y on February 29, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images)

Seth Rogen says Israel ‘doesn’t make sense’ and opens up about his Jewish identity in interview with Marc Maron

( JTA ) — Marc Maron warned listeners at the beginning of the latest episode of his “WTF” podcast on Monday: “If you don’t like Jews, you’re gonna get triggered.” It was a fair … more

Gabe Friedman | 7/29/20

Bertha Pappenheim, a descendant of Glickl Hamel, poses as Glikl for this portrait painted by the artist Leopold Pilichowski.

How did Europe’s Jews cope with a 17th-century plague? This 350-year-old memoir offers a glimpse.

BOSTON ( JTA ) – More than 350 years ago, a plague took a deadly toll on Hamburg, Germany. As the High Holidays approached, fear and panic set in and many of the city’s Jewish families fled. … more

Penny Schwartz | 7/28/20

Nancy Katz bringing her community-infused artwork to the JCC – and you can help

For artist Nancy Katz, community is essential. It is at the heart of all her work, which began in the 1980s, when she volunteered with the NAMES Project AIDS Quilt. “Being involved in that … more

MICHAEL SCHEMAILLE | 7/3/20

How this iconic Yiddish song became an anthem for Black Americans

This story originally appeared on Kveller. What makes one person tick is totally subjective, but science confirms that people are hard-wired to respond to music. It lifts our moods, eases pain and … more

Arielle Kaplan | 6/22/20

Some believe ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ was staged somewhere in the world every day since the ’60s. COVID-19 ended that.

( JTA ) — The coronavirus pandemic has done something that no war, natural disaster or other calamity has been able to do for more than 50 years: It’s put a stop to stage performances of … more

Stephen Silver | 6/17/20