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levels: It worked as
a children’s show,
but frequently made
references and jokes
Opens Friday, May 25:
that were directed
The latest Star Wars
at adults (often hip,
film, Solo: A Star Wars
well-read adults).
Story, is described as a
Two Jewish
“space Western.” The
Alden Ehrenreich
actors voiced a lot
film covers Han Solo’s
of the series’ iconic
early days as a smuggler
characters. Paul
and his friendship with
Frees (1920-1966),
Chewbacca, a Wookie. We
born Solomon
also find out how he met
Hersh Frees, was
Lando Calrissian. Alden
the voice of baddie
Ehrenreich, 28, plays
Boris Badanov and
Solo, with Donald Glover
Captain “Wrongway”
playing Clarissian.
Peachfuzz. June
Ehrenreich, who was
Foray (1917-2017),
discovered at a bar mitz-
was the voice of
vah reception by Steven Jonathan and Lawrence Kasdan
Rocky, baddie
Spielberg, told Collider.
Natasha Fatale and
com that the young Solo
every other female
“was more of an idealist”
character in the
than the one in the origi-
show (including
nal films. He also added
distinct cartoons
that he consulted with the
within the show, like
“original Solo,” Harrison
“Dudley Do-Right”).
Ford, now 75, about how
Foray (born Forer)
to play the role. (Ford’s
was the daughter of
late mother was Jewish.)
a Lithuanian Jewish
The script is by
immigrant and a
Lawrence Kasdan, 68,
Paige Davis
French-Canadian
and his son, Jonathan
mother who convert-
Kasdan, 38. The elder
ed to Judaism. I can’t
Kasdan previously co-
provide, here, the
wrote two of the best Star
amazing list of voice
Wars films: The Empire
roles she created
Strikes Back (1980) and
during a career that
The Return of the Jedi
lasted 70 years (look
(1983). He’s a U-M grad
her up!). Foray was
and that’s where he met
the greatest female
Meg Goldman, his wife
voice actor of all time.
since 1971. The younger
Her only competition
Kasdan has a small role
June Foray
for the greatest, male
in Solo as Tag Greenly and
or female, is Mel
Jon Favreau, 51, provides
Blanc (1908-1989). Look him up, too.
the voice of Rio Durant (described as a
very cool and important alien character
THE 10/4 ON WOLF
in film publicity).
Now-famous comedian Michelle Wolf
REBOOT AND RE-RUN
is not Jewish. The Times of Israel, while
Remember Paige Davis? This musical
mentioning her tour of Israel a few years
actress was the perky host and star of
back, stated she is not Jewish. Also,
the TLC series Trading Spaces for most
Larisa Klebe, the deputy director of the
of its original run (2000-2009). Early in
Jewish Women’s Archive, a quite good
April, the show was “rebooted” on TLC
website, says she asked Wolf if she was
(new episodes Saturday at 8 p.m.). Davis, Jewish by messaging her via Instagram
48, is again the host and the premise
last year and Wolf replied that she isn’t
is the same: Couples swap homes and
Jewish. Do “Google” Larisa Klebe and
have a limited budget to re-do each oth-
Michelle Wolf and you’ll find two articles
er’s homes with the help of a designer.
she wrote about Wolf. The most recent
Now streaming on Hulu is the first
one is a smart exploration of how the criti-
season of The Adventures of Rocky and
cism of Wolf often veers into anti-Semitic
Bullwinkle, the classic ’60s animated
tropes. •
series. The show functioned on two

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