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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125 greatest Jewish movie scenes The 125 greatest Jewish movie scenes of all time (51-75)
In which Mel Brooks changes history, Tarantino creates a Jewish legend and Elaine May gets her day
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125 greatest Jewish movie scenes The 125 greatest Jewish movie scenes of all time (76-100)
Of Moses, the Marx Brothers and Torah math
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125 greatest Jewish movie scenes The 125 greatest Jewish movie scenes of all time (101-125)
Jimmy Cagney speaks Yiddish, Stephen Sondheim scores a French film and Adam Sandler has a Seder
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Culture Alec Baldwin interviewed Woody Allen on Instagram — the tech issues were the best part
An otherwise dull conversation was enlivened by Wi-Fi issues
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Film & TV ‘Cha Cha Real Smooth’ is a charmer – but its Jewish characters need some work
Cooper Raiff's film, on Apple TV+ follows a non-Jewish b'nai mitzvah hype man
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Culture The day no one wanted Elvis — but my grandfather
In January 1956, just before the King became a national sensation, Papa Fred had an exclusive chat with him
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Music The most Jewish songs from Drake’s new album
'Honestly, Nevermind,' is a 'Portnoy's Complaint' of a record — with a Jewish wedding video to boot
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Culture 5 ways of looking at Sarah Silverman
A series of conversations among a quintet of critics after a field trip to ‘The Bedwetter’
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