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Tag: Horror

0 Television/Film Culture

The Jewish TV and Movies to Watch in March 2025

Lior Zaltzman in Kveller · 7 Mar

The month of Adar brings a substantial lineup of Jewish-themed TV shows and films to enjoy in March 2025, aligning with Purim's celebratory spirit.

0 Television/Film Culture

A short Yiddish horror film set at the start of the Hasidic movement

Rebecca Margolis in Forward · 19 Feb

"Seed of Doubt" is a 20-minute Yiddish-language horror film set in an 18th-century Polish shtetl during the early days of the Hasidic movement, exploring themes of faith and existential uncertainty.

0 Literature Culture

The Empusium review: ‘hooch and misogyny at a gentlemen’s guesthouse’

Jewish Chronicle · 1 Nov 2024

Olga Tokarczuk's novel "The Empusium" serves as a homage and critique of Thomas Mann's "The Magic Mountain," set in a Silesian guesthouse where misogynistic discussions dominate.

0 Politics

Horror and Humiliation in Gaza

David P. Goldman in Tablet · 9 Apr 2024

The text discusses the use of horror and humiliation as weapons in the conflict in Gaza, drawing parallels to historical events and analyzing their impact on Western and Islamic societies.

0 Culture Television/Film

Spooky Schmoozing: Ep.291

Unorthodox · 21 Oct 2021

In this Halloween-themed episode of "Unorthodox," the hosts discuss the intersections of Judaism with Halloween, science fiction, and horror, featuring guest appearances by actor and counselor Stacey Nelkin and writer Carrie Harris.