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Thu, 2019-07-11 11:34 | Alan Zeitlin
This Week, Film & Television, Television

Michael Neuman on the “Million Dollar Mile” obstacle course. Courtesy of CBS

Prior to competing on the CBS show “Million Dollar Mile,” Michael Neuman asked his rabbi a million-dollar question: If his yarmulke fell off in the middle of an obstacle, should he stop and pick it up, even if it cost him a victory?
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Thu, 2019-07-11 11:20 | Marcy Oster
This Week, Film & Television, Television

Gal Gadot at a Paris Fashion Week event, July 1, 2019. (Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images for Dior/via JTA)

(JTA) — Israeli actress Gal Gadot will star in the biggest feature film ever made by Netflix.

“Red Notice,” also starring Ryan Reynolds and Duane Johnson, will have a production budget of about $130 million.

The action thriller, set for release in late 2020, is centered around the pursuit of the most wanted art thief in the world.
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Wed, 2019-07-10 11:27 | Gabe Friedman
This Week

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, shown performing in La Plata, Argentina, Nov. 14, 2017, has donated to a foundation behind bilingual schools in Israel. (Santiago Bluguermann/Getty Images/via JTA)

(JTA) — Coldplay frontman Chris Martin visited a kindergarten for Jewish and Arab children in the central Israeli city of Jaffa during a quick visit.

The English rock star was spotted by a reporter for Israel’s Channel 12 show “Good Evening with Guy Pines” on Monday.
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Wed, 2019-07-10 11:25 | Hannah Dreyfus
This Week, Restaurants & Bars

The Wall Street Grill’s triumvirate: Steve Traube, Ines Kincaid and Tarik Ghadouani. Courtesy of Wall Street Grill

A Jew, a Muslim and a Christian walk into a restaurant … and take up their positions in the front of the house, in the kitchen and in the back office.
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Wed, 2019-07-10 11:04 | Cnaan Liphshiz
This Week, Film & Television, Television

Jonathan Cohen, third from left, is seen with other members of the Netflix series “Family Business.” (Netflix via JTA)

(JTA) — One fan’s recent description on Twitter of the new Netflix series “Family Business” isn’t too far off: a “French Breaking Bad but with weed.”
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