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Tag: Cultural Icons

0 Television/Film Culture

‘Roastmaster’ Jeff Ross’ One Man Broadway Show Is So Jewish and So Needed

Lior Zaltzman in Kveller · 10 Sep

Jeff Ross, renowned as the 'Roastmaster General,' performs a deeply personal and affirming one-man show on Broadway titled "Take a Banana for the Ride."

0 Television/Film Culture

Barbara Walters Hated Gilda Radner’s ‘SNL’ Impression of Her

Lior Zaltzman in Kveller · 14 Jul

Gilda Radner's iconic "Baba Wawa" impression on Saturday Night Live became a memorable part of comedy history.

0 Culture History

‘Humans of Judaism’ tells the Jewish story, from the shtetl to Sandy Koufax to Hasidic rapper Nissim Black

PJ Grisar in Forward · 21 Oct 2024

Nikki Schreiber, creator of the "Humans of Judaism" Instagram page, expands her digital storytelling into a new book filled with Jewish narratives from various corners of the world.

0 Music Communities

What do you get when a nice Jewish boy from Montreal becomes one of the most loved cultural icons Canada has ever produced? The result is Leonard Cohen. Michael Posner on the Poet King.

Not That Kind of Rabbi · 29 Oct 2020

Michael Posner's book "Untold Stories: The Early Years" delves into the life of Leonard Cohen, a beloved cultural figure hailing from Montreal.

0 Art Culture

Was Florine Stettheimer a Good Painter?

Frances Brent in Tablet · 22 Jun 2017

The Jewish Museum's exhibit "Florine Stettheimer: Painting Poetry" is a significant opportunity to reevaluate the work of Florine Stettheimer, a once overlooked painter.

0 Art Holocaust

How Art Spiegelman Is Paying Tribute to One of His Heroes

Forward · 20 Jan 2017

Art Spiegelman pays tribute to his late friend and collaborator, artist Si Lewen, in a new project titled "Si Lewen's Parade: An Artist's Odyssey."