Arts & Entertainment

Ramy Youssef stars in “Ramy,” the show he created now streaming on Hulu. (Screenshot from YouTube)

Why Jews Should Watch ‘Ramy’ a New Hulu Show About a Millennial Muslim

April 24, 2019 Gabe Friedman, JTA

Ramy Hassan, the show’s protagonist, is a 20-something living at his Egyptian and Palestinian parents’ house in the northern New Jersey suburbs.

Bernie Sanders as comic book hero (Josh Blaylock)

Bernie Sanders Gets the Buff Comic Book Hero Treatment

April 23, 2019 Ron Kampeas, JTA

Sanders is not the only 2020 contender who gets the superhero treatment.

Former CIA deputy chief David Cohen appears in an undated ohoto as an extra in "Game of Thrones. (Twitter)

The Jewish Spy on ‘Game of Thrones’

April 23, 2019 Ron Kampeas, JTA

David Cohen is one of a handful of American Jews to reach the top echelons of the intelligence community.

Famous Jews shared photos from their Passover celebrations on social media. (Instagram)

How Celebrities Celebrated Passover

April 22, 2019 Josefin Dolsten, JTA

Like the rest of us, some of Hollywood’s Jews observed Passover this weekend.

Bella Abzug was an activist, a U.S. Congresswoman and Zionist. (Bettmann /Getty Images)

Harvey Fierstein to Play Jewish Feminist Icon Bella Abzug Off Broadway

April 19, 2019 Curt Schleier, JTA

“Bella Bella” will open in October as part of the Manhattan Theater Club’s 2019-20 season.

Myla Goldberg (Photo: Courtesy of Goldberg; collage by Kveller)

Myla Goldberg’s New Novel Portrays Illegal Abortions in an Incredibly Honest Way

April 19, 2019 Emily Burack

Set in the 1950s through the early 1970s, “Feast Your Eyes” is, at its core, a story of mothers and daughters.

Ester Steinberg album cover (Collage by Alma)

Ester Steinberg’s ‘Hebrew School Dropout’ is the Comedy Album of Our Dreams

April 18, 2019 JTA

Ester Steinberg wants you to know she’s Jewish. But like, really Jewish.

Author Dani Shapiro:: "I understand memoir as an attempt to capture a moment or a particular story or relationship at a particular time." (Photo by Michael Maren)

Memoirist Dani Shapiro to Headline CityLit Festival

April 17, 2019 Simone Ellin, Associate Editor

Dani Shapiro’s latest book, “Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity and Love,” takes readers on her journey of uncovering the secrets surrounding her birth.

A screenshot from the trailer for "Euphoria." (Screenshot from YouTube)

HBO’s ‘Euphoria,’ Co-Produced by Drake, is Based on an Israeli Show

April 15, 2019 Curt Schleier, JTA

“Euphoria” stars Zendaya and Maude Apatow and is written by Sam Levinson.

A page from the "Passover Haggadah Graphic Novel" (Koren Publishers)

The Passover Haggadah Story, Now in Graphic Novel Form

April 12, 2019 JTA

Unfortunately, most Haggadahs are about as engaging as a Maxwell House percolator.

‘In This Together’

April 12, 2019 Aliza Friedlander

The production is part of what the Baltimore arts community — including the Baltimore Museum of Art and the Jewish Museum of Maryland — is calling a “Spring of Remembrance.”