J. The Jewish News of Northern California

Carmel Jewish film fest features Jews in Sweden, in space and beyond

From documentary to comedy to heartfelt drama, this film festival brings a slate of films to the Monterey Bay area.
Jewish Journal

Unspoken Stories: Orthodox Cartoonist Chari Pere Transforms Trauma Into Healing Art

Chari Pere is an award-winning Orthodox Jewish cartoonist, writer, and filmmaker whose work delves into deeply personal and ...
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After centuries of isolation, ultra-Orthodox Jews engage with the world more than ever

NEW YORK (AP) — Frieda Vizel left an ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect in New York in a crisis of faith at 25. But instead of cutting ties, she became a successful online personality and guide to the ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

‘Shtisel’ star Sasson Gabay is happy to be back playing a complex haredi Orthodox Jew in ‘Kugel’

The Iraqi-born actor, who plays the Yiddish-speaking Nuhem, will appear live at a New York Jewish Week event later this month. “I’m preparing a tea so we can talk with leisure,” Sasson Gabay says over ...
Parkersburg News and Sentinel

After centuries of isolation, ultra-Orthodox Jews engage with the world more than ever

Tour participants walk past an ultra-Orthodox Jewish man during a tour by Frieda Vizel of the Hasidic section of Williamsburg in the Brooklyn borough of New York on Monday, June 16, 2025. (AP ...