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20A November 2021 JEWISH INTEREST

Stars of David Interested in Your

By Nate Bloom, Contributing Columnist
Editor’s note: Persons in BOLD CAPS are deemed by Nate Bloom to be Jewish Family’s History?
for the purpose of the column. Persons identified as Jewish have at least one Jew-
ish parent and were not raised in a faith other than Judaism – and don’t identify
with a faith other than Judaism as an adult. Converts to Judaism, of course, are Nate Bloom (see column at left) has become a family history expert in 10
also identified as Jewish. years of doing his celebrity column, and he has expert friends who can help
New Saturday Night Live Hebrew taught that I’m gifted and a genius… when called on. Most family history experts charge $1,000 or more to do a
full family-tree search. However, Bloom knows that most people want to start
SARAH SHERMAN, 27, is one of Jewish guilt is more like my dad… with a limited search of one family line.
three new cast members who joined He’s always calling me up on a High
Saturday Night Live last month. She Holiday: ‘Did you go to shul?’ I’m So here’s the deal:
grew up on Long Island and graduated like, ‘No.’ And he always says, ‘Just
from Northwestern Univ. in Chicago in remember, six million in the oven, Write Bloom at nteibloom@aol.com and enclose a phone number.
2015. Shortly thereafter, she co-found- that’s all I’m gonna say.’ That’s Jewish Nate will then contact you about starting a limited search. If that
ed a Chicago-based ensemble company guilt.”
called Helltrap Nightmare. The compa- Judge Judy goes well, additional and more extensive searches are possible.
ny, made up of “edgy weirdo” comics, On Monday, November 1, JUDY The first search fee is no more than $100. No upfront cost. Also,
put on monthly shows that Sherman SHEINDLIN, 78, better known as several of this newspaper’s readers have asked Bloom to locate
hosted. She was voted Chicago’s best “Judge Judy,” will return to the “me- friends and family members from their past, and that’s worked out
comic (2016) in a “big-time” reader dia bench” in a new series called Judy
poll. Sherman’s high school nick- Justice. I say “media” and not “TV great for them. So contact him about this as well.
name was “Squirm” because, she said, bench” because Judy Justice will only
she was really skinny and gross and be streamed. It will not be on broad- law school. It’s unclear if Rose is Ju- years, Herschkopf (played by Will Fer-
squirmy. She embraced the nickname cast TV. Long story short: even though dy’s biological granddaughter. Judge rell) controlled Markowitz’s life and Arlene Stolnitz
and Sarah Squirm was Sherman’s Hell- Judge Judy was one of the highest-paid Judy had a son and daughter with her finances. He went so far as to take over
trap Nightmare stage name. She told people on TV (well over a million dol- first husband, a Jewish lawyer. Her Markowitz’s palatial home and moved
Helltrap audiences to “embrace their lars per episode), she and CBS had a second husband, the late Judge JER- Markowitz into a guest house. Spoiler
inner squirm.” falling-out. RY SHEINDLIN, had three children alert: Good guys win. Markowitz fi-
A Vice Magazine journalist who The new series will stream on by his first marriage and Judge Judy nally regained control of his life. Other
interviewed Sherman (2019) began his IMDb TV, which is owned by Amazon. helped to raise them. Judy, to her cred- patients who had been taken advantage
piece by noting, “Helltrap Nightmare It is a free app (with ads) that you can it, refers to all five of her “kids” as her of came forward after the podcast aired
is billed as an ensemble. But it really is download or add to your Roku/Apple grandchildren. Three of her “grands” and Herschkopf lost his license last
the Sarah Squirm Show.” TV/Amazon Fire app lineup. A new are lawyers. April.
Somehow, the interview landed episode will stream every weekday. Other New Shows Ghostbusters Returns
on the topic of Jewish vs. Catholic It’s promised that the new show will be Hawkeye, a Disney+ series, begins Paul Rudd has a big supporting role in
guilt. Here is most of what Sherman “jazzier.” Details are scarce, save for streaming on Wednesday, November the film Ghostbusters: Afterlife, which
said: “I wasn’t raised to be told I was the “reveal” that Sheindlin will wear a 24. It’s another entry in the “Marvel opens in theaters on Friday, November
bad, or that there were sins inside burgundy red judge’s robe. Universe” with a complex backstory. 19. It’s a sequel to the two hit Ghost-
me I needed to exorcise. I think Jews Judge Judy’s new law clerk is Suffice it to say that the heroes are Clint busters movies released in the ’80s.
post-Holocaust are raised like, ‘We are SARAH ROSE, her granddaugh- Barton/AKA Hawkeye (Jeremy Ren- IVAN REITMAN, now 74, directed
the chosen people.’ I’ve always been ter. Rose, who is about 25, is now in ner), a master archer, and his protégé, those two films. Ivan’s son, JASON
Kate Bishop, (also) AKA Hawkeye. REITMAN, 43, is the director of Af-
HAILEE STEINFELD, 24, plays terlife. Jason also co-wrote the Afterlife A Night of
A Night of
Barton. script with GIL KENAN, 44, a screen- & &

LIGHTS

LAUGHTER

Temple Sinai eight-episode limited series that will writer/director who was born in the UK LIGHTS LAUGHTER
The Shrink Next Door is an

and raised in Israel.

on Geller’s
begin streaming on Apple TV+ on There are “new actors” in lead with Sharon Geller’s

with Shar
Friday, November 12. It is based on parts, but the whole original Ghost-
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In the early ’80s, MARTY MAR- more – including the late HAROLD
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KOWITZ, a wealthy man suffering RAMIS, a Ghostbusters co-star who
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from depression, was referred to Dr. also co-wrote the original films. Ra- December 6
ISAAC HERSCHKOPF, a psychi- mis appears as Dr. Egon Spengler via
atrist. (Markowitz, now 79, is played “faux historical” clips from the origi- 2021 • 7pm
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