PJ Grisar is a Forward culture reporter. He can be reached at grisar@forward.com and @pjgrisar on Twitter.
PJ Grisar
By PJ Grisar
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Music Taylor Swift bodyguard to enter a new ‘Era’ — in a tour with the IDF
A man is leaving his ‘dream job’ to fight for his country
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Fast Forward ‘I want $18 million’: Park Avenue Synagogue raises huge sum for support of Israel
Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove inspired his flock to dig deep — and use their smartphones
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Fast Forward George Santos calls man ‘human scum’ for asking question about Gaza
The embattled congressman appears to have been holding a baby before the confrontation
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Fast Forward Kylie Jenner loses about 1 million followers after post supporting Israel
The influencer’s Instagram went from 400 to 399 million
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Film & TV ‘Fauda’ nearly predicted a terrorist invasion of Israel — the show’s creators thought it was too far-fetched
‘Fauda’ co-creator Avi Issacharoff on the Israel-Gaza war and his rescue mission with Lior Raz
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Culture ‘My heart is shattered.’ ‘The world cannot sit on the fence.’ Natalie Portman, Sarah Silverman and more react to the Israel-Gaza War
Across social media — and even onstage in Vegas — celebrities showed their support for Israel
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Film & TV This movie tells the true story of a 6-year-old Jewish boy — baptized, kidnapped and raised by the Pope
Marco Bellocchio’s 'Kidnapped' is a sumptuous, scary retelling of the Mortara Affair
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Film & TV Lee Grant is 97-and-a-half and just as fierce as ever
The Oscar winner, who survived the Blacklist to become a preeminent director and actor, knows the secret to her longevity
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Opinion Campus protests defined the year since Oct. 7. Could they actually change U.S. policy?
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