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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.
Julie Klausner talks ‘Difficult People,’ her ‘very Jewish’ comedy series
“Difficult” only begins to describe Julie Kessler and Billy Epstein, the snarky, pop culture-obsessed, 30-something New Yorkers at the center of the Hulu comedy series “Difficult People.”
Egyptian peace plan looks to engage ‘most extreme elements in Israel’
Last year’s Egyptian television series for Ramadan “Harat al Yehud” (Jewish Quarter) displayed nuance and nostalgia toward Egypt’s mid-century “Israelites.”\n\n
‘Dig’ producer sues insurer, saying 2014 Hamas rockets were terrorism, not war
USA Network’s owner is suing the company’s insurer for refusing to cover expenses after filming of the series “Dig” in Israel was interrupted by Hamas rocket attacks.
Jill Kargman is a modern Jewish mother in ‘Odd Mom Out’
Following Mark Twain’s famous advice to “write what you know,” Jill Kargman penned satirical stories about being a mom who didn’t fit the mold of the perfect Upper East Side Manhattan socialite.
‘Good Wife’ creator Michelle King satirizes D.C. politics in ‘BrainDead’
The acclaimed drama “The Good Wife” ended its seven-season run May 8, and Michelle King, who created, wrote and produced the series with her husband, Robert, is already missing it.
Weston latest Jewish actor to take the plunge as Houdini
The life of renowned Hungarian-Jewish magician and escapologist Harry Houdini has been portrayed onscreen by multiple Jewish actors, including Tony Curtis, Paul Michael Glaser and Adrien Brody.