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The top Jewish pop culture stories from 2021

From “My Unorthodox Life” to Haim, here are the top Jewish pop culture stories from 2021.

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Joel Coen and Frances McDormand on the set of "The Tragedy of Macbeth"

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The true ‘Tragedy’ of Joel Coen’s ‘Macbeth’ is the breakup of a great Jewish filmmaking duo

The film marks the first true solo Coen outing — and there’s a Talmudic significance to Ethan’s absence, writes Amelia Merrill.

Swiss-Jewish artist wants museum to take down her paintings over concerns about art purchased from Jews under duress during WWII

The newly-opened extension of the Zurich Art Museum features a collection procured by a tycoon who made his fortune selling arms to Nazis.

A TV series celebrates a Brazilian’s rescue of Jews during the Holocaust. Is her story true?

18 noteworthy Jews who died in 2021

A young married couple and their wedding guests

Israel’s controversial Oscar submission gets snubbed on the 2022 Academy shortlist

Actor Bob Einstein

A new HBO documentary profiles the late ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ actor Bob Einstein

Angelina Muñiz Huberman

Meet Angelina Muñiz Huberman, a Mexican writer whose novels explore Sephardic history and crypto-Judaism

AJS 2021

Jewish studies scholars gather under the shadow of Omicron, heartening many and rankling others

Elana Berusch cookies

Meet the inventive Jewish baker behind this year’s most colorful Christmas(y) cookies

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