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Meet Shulem Lemmer, the chasid who just signed with Decca

NEW YORK — Shulem Lemmer’s singing career took a wildly positive turn over the past year. He went on a major stadium and arena tour,...
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Comic Ben Schwartz voices a hedgehog

LOS ANGELES — Ben Schwartz fits in well in the world of neurotic Jewish comedians. He was so anxious to get the word out about...
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Clive Owen plays a violin virtuosos in ‘Song of Names’

NEW YORK — “The Song of Names” is a heartwarming film about a Jewish violin virtuoso who renounces his faith in the aftermath of...
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Sorkin revives ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’

NEW YORK — Aaron Sorkin gets that the question is a joke and, no, he responds, he didn’t tackle a stage version of “To...
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Felicity Jones on playing Ruth Bader Ginsburg

LOS ANGELES — The young attorney seems unsure of herself. As a law professor, she is unaccustomed to appearing in court, so she hesitates...
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