Culture

9 inspiring Jews who died in 2019

From the victim of a synagogue shooting to one of the most influential literary critics of all time.

By JTA Staff December 6, 2019 1:52 pm

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Tony Shalhoub, right, with Rachel Brosnahan in season three of "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel." (Amazon Studios)

Tony Shalhoub grew up in a Lebanese family in Wisconsin. He draws on that to play his Jewish ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ character.

In an era of tense debate over who gets to portray who, Shalhoub feels comfortable in his Emmy-winning 1950s Jewish dad role.

December 4, 2019 4:46 pm

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In the Jewish heart of Pittsburgh, Mister Rogers was actually our neighbor

The Tom Hanks film “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” brings back feelings that are strengthened after the Tree of Life synagogue attack.

December 4, 2019 2:18 pm

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I didn’t need to marry Jewish, but I wound up with a rabbi

By Stephanie Belsky December 4, 2019 2:02 pm

Tiffany Haddish’s celebrity-filled bat mitzvah, in photos

By Gabe Friedman December 4, 2019 12:24 pm

Gal Gadot and her husband are remaking an Israeli crime drama for a US audience

By Marcy Oster December 4, 2019 10:35 am

From left: Rich Rumelt, the board president of The Workers Circle; Ann Toback, the group's executive director; Seth Rogen; and Mark Rogen at the organization's ceremony in New York City, Dec. 2, 2019. (Mark Stephen Kornbluth)

Seth Rogen and his dad honored by Jewish group for their contributions to Jewish culture

By Arielle Kaplan December 3, 2019 5:06 pm

Why Israelis feel at home on this remote Brazilian island

By Marcus M. Gilban December 3, 2019 4:54 pm

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Scarlett Johansson is back as Black Widow

By Marcy Oster December 3, 2019 3:00 pm

‘Game of Thrones’ star cancels Belgium appearance over parade with Jewish caricatures

By Cnaan Liphshiz December 3, 2019 8:53 am

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