Gerri Miller
Director pieces together personal story of Greece’s ‘lost Jews’
In northwest Greece near the Albanian border, the postcard-pretty town of Kastoria sits on a peninsula surrounded by a lake.
Emmanuelle Chriqui leads Jewish stars, characters coming to TV in December
Even if you’re behind on your Chanukah preparations, you’ll want to take time to watch — or record — these December TV offerings with Jewish themes or personalities.
Israeli actress Odelya Halevi joins ‘Revolt’
Since moving to Los Angeles from Israel eight years ago with a limited grasp of English, Odelya Halevi has had small parts in the TV series “Mike & Molly,” “New Girl” and “The Bold and the Beautiful.”
War hero was ‘what’s right about America’
Many of us recognize the names of World War II heroes Audie Murphy, Gen. George S. Patton and Gen. Douglas MacArthur, whose lives and exploits have been celebrated on screen.
Israeli inspiration for ‘Homeland’ is must-see TV
Devotees of the Emmy-winning Showtime drama series “Homeland” might be aware that it was adapted from the Israeli series “Prisoners of War” (“Hatufim”), and that both were created by writer-producer-director Gideon Raff.
Where Jewish stars are shining on TV this season
Our guide to the Members of the Tribe in new and returning series and specials includes familiar faces and a few newcomers.
Jewish touchstones are in ‘Red Oaks’ DNA
Paul Reiser, remembered for his long-running role in “Mad About You” in the ’90s and parts in a host of other films and series since then (“Whiplash,” “Concussion,” “Married”), is now playing Getty, the country club president, in Amazon’s “Red Oaks,” returning for its second season Nov. 11.
Jumping into ‘StartUp,’ fatherhood
Adam Brody first came to fame 13 years ago as the half-Jewish, Chrismukkah-celebrating Seth Cohen in the Newport Beach-set series “The O.C.”
It takes devotion to play Orthodox Jew on ‘Chicago Med’
Ato Essandoh isn’t Jewish. But these days, he’s learning Hebrew prayers and how to lay tefillin for his new role as cardiothoracic surgeon Isidore Latham, an Orthodox Jew, on the NBC drama “Chicago Med.”