Theatre, Film & Broadcast

The fight against terrorism and antisemitism: Oct. 2, 2026

Two students affiliated with StandWithUs at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, were preparing for a screening of “We Will Dance Again,” a review of the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on southern Israel by Hamas when they noticed an anonymous threat on Yik Yak social media. [SDJW staff report]

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‘Oh Mary!’ is a blue, funny farce about Mary and Abe Lincoln

Lincoln hires “Mary’s chaperone” (Pooya Mohseni) to keep her busy and away from alcohol, but that backfires. Then he hires an actor, John Wilkes Booth (Wesley Taylor), to be her teacher. You can guess where this is going to go… but wait! You’d be wrong. (Sandi Masori)

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Birdwatcher’s advice ignored when it comes to humans

Ruth, who most wanted to see a Black-billed Cuckoo misses it and determines that she will spend the night in the park and not leave until she sees one. Her outrage seems out of place and exaggerated until the audience learns what and why it means so much to her. [Sandi Masori]

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Jonah and the possibility of forgiveness

I first heard the story of Jonah in the library at Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School from our librarian, the late Nomi Levy. The kids’ version got the main beats but took out much of the punch. I knew Jonah didn’t want to deliver a message. I thought it was neat that he got swallowed by a big fish, like Pinocchio. But I never questioned why he’d refuse when God was directly telling him to go. Now I can appreciate the philosophical struggle: a prophet sent to help his enemies atone who can’t allow himself to forgive them. (Shor M. Masori)

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Today’s Jewish birthday: Ethan Coen

Ethan Coen (September 21, 1957) is an American filmmaker. Working alongside his brother Joel, he has directed, written, edited and produced many feature films, the most acclaimed of which include Blood Simple (1984), Raising Arizona (1987), Miller’s Crossing (1990), Barton Fink (1991), Fargo (1996), The Big Lebowski (1998). [Wikipedia]

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Today’s Jewish birthday: June Foray

June Foray (September 18, 1917 – July 26, 2017) was an American voice actress and radio personality, best known as the voice of animated characters such as Rocky the Flying Squirrel, Natasha Fatale, Nell Fenwick, Lucifer from Disney’s Cinderella, Cindy Lou Who, Jokey Smurf, Granny from the Warner Bros. cartoons directed by Friz Freleng, Grammi Gummi from Disney’s Adventures of the Gummi Bears series, and Magica De Spell, among many others. [Wikipedia]

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The fight against terrorism and antisemitism: September 17, 2026

The Jewish Federation of San Diego this week premiered its Sparks Interactive mobile Holocaust museum to the students, faculty and staff of Canyon Hills High School in the Tierrasanta neighborhood of San Diego. (SDJW staff)

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