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Posts Tagged ‘shtisel’
Why you should see “Shtisel” Now
April 5th, 2021 
Awake Goy The Pandemic has locked us in our homes for almost a year now. Most of us are bored, some have found one or the other vocations to spend at home. I resorted to my own- exploring Netflix to the point of exhaustion. There were plethora of movies and familiar sitcoms, until I came across a […]
Join ToI Community to meet the producer-director duo behind hit series ‘Shtisel’
March 24th, 2021 Awake Goy This week on Behind the Headlines, the duo producing and directing the hit Israeli series “Shtisel” speaks with The Times of Israel just ahead of Thursday’s global launch of the show’s third season on Netflix. The interview is now available to stream for Times of Israel Community members, but it’s not too late to join […]
Israeli TV series ‘Shtisel’ to get an American remake
March 20th, 2021 Awake Goy News and Partnerships Life and Culture Columnists and Opinion Haaretz Heb and TheMarker Haaretz.com, the online English edition of Haaretz Newspaper in Israel, gives you breaking news, analyses and opinions about Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World. © Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd. All Rights Reserved Source
CBS to Create American Remake of Hit Israeli Series ‘Shtisel’
March 20th, 2021 Awake Goy (JNS) CBS Studios announced on Tuesday that it is developing an American adaptation of the popular Netflix-distributed Israeli drama “Shtisel.” The American remake will be written by “Insatiable” creator and “Dexter” writer Lauren Gussis, and directed by Oscar-winner Kenneth Lonergan, reported Deadline. The publication said the show is being described as a modern take on […]
‘Shtisel’ Season 3 Netflix release date announced
March 3rd, 2021 Awake Goy News and Partnerships Life and Culture Columnists and Opinion Haaretz Heb and TheMarker Haaretz.com, the online English edition of Haaretz Newspaper in Israel, gives you breaking news, analyses and opinions about Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World. © Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd. All Rights Reserved Source
Why non-Jews around the world love ‘Shtisel’
December 24th, 2020 Awake Goy JTA — Reina Rodriguez Taylhardat is a 37-year-old social media manager from Mexico City who was raised “very Catholic” but now identifies as a “light Catholic.” She’s also a huge fan of “Shtisel,” the character-driven 2013 Israeli series about the day-to-day life of a Haredi, or ultra-Orthodox, family. Taylhardat admits that the show, which saw […]
‘Shtisel’ Secrets: Revelations from the Season 3 Virtual Sneak Preview
December 19th, 2020 Awake Goy “Shtisel,” the Israeli series about an Ultra-Orthodox family in Jerusalem’s Haredi community, has been a worldwide hit since it premiered its first season on Netflix in 2018, five years after its debut in Israel. Its insular world may be foreign to most, but its themes of love and faith, jealousy, loyalty, social pressures, and generational […]
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No Comments »Epic TV series ‘Beauty Queen of Jerusalem’ to feature ‘Shtisel’ star Aloni
August 15th, 2020 Awake Goy 
JTA — Production is underway on what is being billed as one of the most ambitious Israeli TV series ever. “The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem,” Sarit Yishai-Levy’s epic bestselling novel about a fictional Sephardic family, is being produced by the country’s Yes Studios of “Fauda” and “Shtisel.” “Shtisel” star Michael Aloni, along with Hila Saada […]
