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Jessica Walter, Jewish actress known for roles in ‘Arrested Development’ and ‘Archer,’ dies at 80

She was best known in recent years as Lucille Bluth, the manipulative matriarch on “Arrested Development,” but had a decades-long career.

Amid personal tragedy, filmmaker Frederick Wiseman keeps his focus

The influential documentarian, whose latest film profiles a Biden Cabinet nominee, discusses his Jewish upbringing and experiences with anti-Semitism.

The story behind a Ladino communist musical Passover parody

The Partisan Haggadah from the 1940s is rooted in the bloody struggle by communist partisans against the Axis powers occupying Yugoslavia.

Over 500 clergy condemn attempt to ‘rehabilitate’ sociologist accused of sexual misconduct

Steven Spielberg casts Seth Rogen to play his ‘favorite uncle’ in upcoming semi-biopic

Steven Spielberg to donate his Genesis Prize winnings to racial justice organizations

We asked, you answered: Here’s how JTA readers experienced a historic, tumultuous year

NY Times’ Bret Stephens is editing a new Jewish journal, starting with an issue on ‘Jews and social justice’

George Segal, vanguard of 1960s wave of young Jewish actors, dies at 87

Taiwan’s small Jewish community is gearing up for a big Passover party — no masks required

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