Author: Sara Wood

This article originally appeared on Alma. Light spoilers ahead for “The Chair.” “The Chair,” Netflix’s new six-part dramedy set in the English department of a fictional Ivy League school, is about a lot of things: existing as a woman of color in academia, workplace sexual tension, parenthood, grief, Sandra Oh’s incredible double-breasted jackets. It’s also […]

This article originally appeared on Alma. The 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games open on Tuesday. Much like the Olympic Games in the Japanese capital, there are plenty of Jewish athletes to support, like emerging track and field star Ezra Frech and veteran swimmer Matt Levy. But unlike the Olympic Games, the Paralympics have an inspiring Jewish […]

(JTA) — Mike Richards, the executive producer of “Jeopardy!” who was tapped as the successor to Alex Trebek, will no longer host the game show following a backlash to offensive comments he made about a range of groups, including Jews. Last week Sony Pictures Entertainment announced that Richards was set to be the daily host […]

(JTA) — Alan Dershowitz’s Martha’s Vineyard vacations are still prettay, prettay uncomfortable. Larry David “screamed” at the prominent legal commentator at a popular convenience store on the island, the New York Post reported Wednesday, over Dershowitz’s ties to the Donald Trump camp in recent years. Those ties have made him a pariah at the posh […]

(JTA) — “Is it possible to make a film like this without contributing to the Nazi Cinematic Universe?” This line of narration comes early in “The Meaning of Hitler,” a fiery new documentary about the persistent hold Nazism has on our culture, directed by Petra Epperlein and Michael Tucker. It’s a cheeky reference to the […]

This article originally appeared on Kveller. In case you missed it, Jewish actress and neuroscientist Mayim Bialik is officially a new host of “Jeopardy!” She will be hosting primetime and spinoff versions of the beloved game show — including ABC’s recently announced college championship. Bialik may be best known for the memorable characters she’s played, […]

Mayim Bialik to host ‘Jeopardy!’ specials as the game show reveals post-Trebek lineup – Jewish Telegraphic Agency Skip to content Advertisement Advertisement

Trevor Noah takes aim at Ted Cruz’s love for ‘chutzpah.’ Cruz retorts in Yiddish, too. – Jewish Telegraphic Agency Skip to content Advertisement Advertisement

This article originally appeared on The Nosher. If you happened to be walking down the 800 block of Coney Island Avenue in Brooklyn in the 1930s, you might have caught a whiff of horseradish in the air. From their Brooklyn apartment, two Jewish immigrants — Hyman and Tillie Gold, from Ukraine and Romania, respectively — […]