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Ben Schwartz is the voice of ‘Sonic: The Hedgehog’ and is friends with Billy Crystal. He’s still worried about fitting into Hollywood.

by Curt Schleier (JTA) — Ben Schwartz fits in well in the world of neurotic Jewish comedians. He was so anxious to get the word…


Jeff Goldblum, Terry Gross and Marc Maron get emotional tracing their Jewish heritage on ‘Finding Your Roots’

by Gabe Friedman (JTA) — The latest episode of PBS’ celebrity genealogy show “Finding Your Roots” was a lesson in Jewish history. Titled “Beyond the…


The minds behind ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ on how they aim to represent Jews on screen

by Emily Burack NEW YORK (JTA) — “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” didn’t add to its large collection of awards at the Golden Globes this year….


Golden Globes 2020: Quentin Tarantino’s Hebrew and other Jewish moments

by Gabe Friedman (JTA) — As always, the Golden Globes was a coming together of some of Hollywood’s biggest Jewish talents. There weren’t many Jewish…


Disney’s ‘Elena of Avalor’ Hanukkah episode is a win for representation

by Sarah Aroeste (This article originally appeared on Kveller.) When Disney first announced that it would be airing a Hanukkah episode of its popular series…