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July 17, 2024, 4:21 pm

Amit Rahav, Michael Aloni and Lior Ashkenazi star in Holocaust series on Disney+

Bestselling book telling extraordinary story of family's survival comes to the screen

By Francine Wolfisz

Shira Haas during the making of Shtisel series 3 (Credit: Vered Adir)

March 6, 2021, 6:44 pm

Shira Haas to play Golda Meir in US TV series

Star of Unorthodox and Shtisel will portray Israel's only female prime minister so far

By JTA

February 13, 2021, 12:49 pm

Shira Haas gets Golden Globe nod for Unorthodox role

Israeli star is up against Cate Blanchett for Mrs America, Anya Taylor-Joy for The Queen’s Gambit, Nicole Kidman for The Undoing and Daisy Edgar-Jones for Normal People

By Jewish News Reporter

February 11, 2021, 1:41 pm

9 Golden Globe-nominated Jewish shows to watch now on Netflix, Amazon and Sky!

Political protesters, time travellers, Orthodox feminists and secret murderers are all in the mix for recognition as digital platforms sweep up this year’s nominations...

By Francine Wolfisz

November 6, 2020, 9:27 am

Shtisel and Unorthodox star Shira Haas in new Israeli drama Esau

Modern spin on the Biblical story of sibling rivalry between Jacob and Esau and has been adapted from Israeli author Meir Shalev’s novel of the same name.

By Francine Wolfisz

Eugene Levy (Screenshot from the Television Awards on Youtube)

September 22, 2020, 12:06 pm

Schitt’s Creek sweeps Emmy Awards with nine gongs

Father-and-son Eugene and Dan Levy swept the board for their groundbreaking comedy series, as other shows Unorthodox and Mrs Maisel also have success

By Jenni Frazer

July 30, 2020, 3:01 pm

Unorthodox, Maisel, Mrs America and more: Jewish shows in the running for Emmys

Jewish TV stars are well positioned to clean up when the winners are revealed in September

By JTA

July 28, 2020, 9:45 am

OPINION: Why consent has always been a Jewish issue

Miriam Lorie draws on the Netflix mini-series 'Unorthodox' and reflects the conversation it sparked about sex education, consent and marital rape in the Charedi world

By Miriam Lorie

July 16, 2020, 4:58 pm

A shiva down your spine! Yiddish horror flick The Vigil released soon

Director Keith Thomas' directorial debut revolves around a formerly Orthodox Jewish man asked to watch over the body of a deceased Chasidic resident - but things quickly go awry

By Francine Wolfisz

July 13, 2020, 2:47 pm

OPINION: Marital rape is expressly forbidden in Jewish law. However…

Netflix drama Unorthodox may have had inaccuracies, but it portrayed marital rape in a way which reflects the experiences of thousands of couples in our community

By Yehudis Fletcher

Shira Hass, who plays Ruchami Weiss in Shtisel, with the script for the third series, which begins shooting in July

July 3, 2020, 10:59 am

‘I’m not usually a crier’: Shtisel star Shira Haas moved to tears by series 3

The series, in which she plays Ruchami Weiss, the lead character's teenage niece, will return to our screens with 'an amazing season', the Israeli actress said

By Mathilde Frot

Mazel Tov by J S Margot is published by Pushkin.

June 11, 2020, 11:40 am

A world of difference

Mathilde Frot hears from the author of a new memoir that recalls her journey as an outsider to the Orthodox Jewish community of Antwerp

By Mathilde Frot

June 4, 2020, 2:40 pm

The Lighter Side! Women of Shtisel

Brigit Grant’s little bit of this and little bit of that...with the Shtisel women

By Brigit Grant

May 3, 2020, 12:21 pm

OPINION: It’s always worse than you realised

Miriam Fox, who left the Chasidic community of Stamford Hill, reflects on the hit-series on Netflix 'Unorthodox', and how it ties into her own personal experience

May 1, 2020, 11:23 am

How unorthodox is ‘Unorthodox’?

Does the hit Netflix show a faithful portrayal of the devout Satmar community? Andrew Gilbert digs deep to find out how accurate it really is.

By Andrew Gilbert

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