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‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Star Recalls Holocaust Survivor Grandmother At Emmys

Mon, 2019-09-23 12:00 | Marcy Oster

Alex Borstein, left, and Rachel Brosnahan in the third season of "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel." (Screenshot from YouTube/via JTA)

(JTA) — Alex Borstein of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” recalled her Holocaust survivor grandmother’s courage in defying the Nazis at the Emmy Awards.

Borstein, who won the best supporting actress award for her portrayal of Midge Maisel’s manager Susie Myerson, dedicated her award on Sunday night to her grandmother and mother, both survivors and immigrants to the United States.

Amar’e Stoudemire Is Now An Undergrad, Goes To His Campus Hillel And Wants To Boost Black-Jewish Relations

Thu, 2019-09-19 12:12 | Josefin Dolsten

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Amar'e Stoudemire is leading an initiative to connect Jewish and African-American students at Florida International University. (Courtesy of FIU Hillel/via JTA)

(JTA) — Despite his serious thoughts about an NBA comeback, Amar’e Stoudemire is taking a little break from basketball to go to school. The former six-time NBA All-Star, who had never attended college, started this fall as a freshman at Florida International University in Miami.

Josh Gondelman Is The Nicest Guy In Comedy

Tue, 2019-09-17 11:14 | Emily Burack

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Josh Gondelman's new book is "Nice Try: Stories of Best Intentions and Mixed Results." (Mindy Tucker/via JTA)

(JTA) — Comedian Josh Gondelman wants you to know up front: He’s a nice Jewish guy.

“I’m Jewish. I was bar mitzvahed, and I enjoy the ritualized eating of carbohydrates. But more than that, I was raised nice,” he writes in the opening meditation on “nice guys” in his new book, “Nice Try: Stories of Best Intentions and Mixed Results,” which comes out Tuesday.

‘Seinfeld’ Will Move To Netflix In 2021

Mon, 2019-09-16 15:04 | Ben Sales

This Week, Television

"Seinfeld" is getting a new streaming home. (David Turnley/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images/via JTA)

(JTA) — Starting in 2021, Netflix will officially be the master of the “Seinfeld” domain.

The iconic “show about nothing,” whose episodes are currently available to stream on Hulu, will move to Netflix the year after next. It will stay on Netflix for five years.

Israeli Singer Netta Reported To Have Role In Will Ferrell’s Netflix Film ‘Eurovision’

Mon, 2019-09-16 11:18 | Marcy Oster

This Week, Film & Television

Netta Barzilai performs her latest song "Nana Banana" at the Eurovision 2019 finals in Tel Aviv, May 19, 2019. (Michael Campanella/Getty Images/via JTA)

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli singer Netta Barzilai is rumored to have a role in the Will Ferrell-Rachel McAdams Netflix film “Eurovision.”

Barzilai was the international song contest’s winner in 2018, allowing Israel to host the event this year.

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