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The speech Jonathan Glazer could have given
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 15, 2024
(RNS) — What would it look like if Jewish celebrities stood up for Judaism and the Jewish people? Maybe this.
60 years ago today, the Beatles appeared on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’
By Jeffrey Salkin — February 9, 2024
(RNS) — There are far more connections between the Beatles and the Jews than we think.
That SuperJew poster from the 1960s
By Jeffrey Salkin — January 23, 2024
(RNS) — A memory of a poster from the 1960s made me think, deeply, about Israel.
Robbie Robertson, the Band, and a song of exile
By Jeffrey Salkin — August 9, 2023
I already miss Robbie Robertson of the Band. Ah, but there is one song....
“The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem” is great drama and great history
By Jeffrey Salkin — August 8, 2023
On one level, the saga of a Sephardic Jewish family. On another, Israel 101.
Why Pee Wee Herman mattered
By Jeffrey Salkin — August 1, 2023
Paul Reubens, aka Pee Wee Herman, was in the tradition of the great Jewish comedians.
Paul Simon gets religion
By Jeffrey Salkin — May 19, 2023
It only took him 82 years, but Paul Simon has created a masterful piece of Jewish liturgy.
Bob Dylan’s new book is a Jewish masterpiece
By Jeffrey Salkin — December 7, 2022
(RNS) — ‘How does it feel?’ Bob Dylan actually tells us, in 66 songs.
Amazon ad features Muslim cleric
By Jerome Socolovsky — November 21, 2016
SAN FRANCISCO (USA Today) The most surprising thing about Amazon’s latest ad for its Prime service is that it appears to be the first time a Muslim cleric has been featured in a television ad shown in the United States.
‘Star Trek’ resistance is futile, even in the Vatican
By David Gibson — September 8, 2016
(RNS) A writer for the pope's newspaper praises the famous show on its 50th anniversary -- but more for its ethical message than its artistic accomplishment.
The ‘Splainer: The fuss over ‘Black Jesus’
By Kimberly Winston — August 8, 2014
(RNS) Conservative critics call "Black Jesus" racially and religiously offensive. But it's not the first time artistic depictions of Jesus have gotten people all riled up.
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