36 | MAY 14 • 2020 

MORE BROADCAST AND 
STREAMING SHOWS TO EASE 
THE QUARANTINE
The Wrong Missy, an original 
Netflix film, began streaming 
on May 13. Capsule plot: A man 
(David Spade) accidentally invites 
a crazy blind date from his past 
(Lauren Lapkus) who shares the 
same name as the woman of his 
dreams to his work retreat. Missy 
was made by Adam Sandler’
s 
production company and Sandler’
s 
wife, Jackie Sandler, 45, has a 
small role in the film. 
 The director is Tyler Spindel, 
30ish. A little research disclosed 
that Spindel is Sandler’
s nephew. 
Sad to say, Spindel, a Harvard 
grad, doesn’
t have a great track 
record. He directed the universally 
panned Father of the Year, a 2018 
Netflix comedy (also starring David 
Spade). He also directed Deported, 
a 2020 comedy that went straight 

to video. Maybe he’
ll make Uncle 
Adam proud with Missy.
Seberg is an Amazon Prime 
original film that had a short the-
ater run in 2019. It received mixed 
reviews. It will begin streaming 
on Amazon Prime on May 15. It 
stars Kristen Stewart as actress 
Jean Seberg (1938-1979). In 
1957, director Otto Preminger 
plucked her from obscurity (a 
small city Iowa girl) and cast her 
as Joan of Arc in the film St. Joan. 
She got bad reviews as Joan, 
but re-established her career in 
France, where she was praised 
for her film work, especially in the 
“New Wave” classic Breathless 
(1960). In 1962, she wed Romain 
Gary (1914-80), a very important 
writer (novels, essays) who was 
also a WWII hero and a diplomat 
(He’
s played by Yvan Attal, 55). 
The film focuses on the well-doc-
umented campaign by the FBI 
(c.1970-75) to destroy her career 
because she supported African 

American organizations, including 
the Black Panthers. 
ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox will 
“join hands” and broadcast a one-
hour special program on May 16 
(starts 8 p.m.). It’
s called Graduate 
Together: America Honors the 
Class of 2020. The COVID-19 
virus has forced the cancellation 
of most high school graduation 
ceremonies. This ad-free special 
will honor the new graduates. It 
will include videos from students 
and teachers as well as video 
greetings by many famous people 
(including Broadway and film star 
Ben Platt, 26). President Obama 
will deliver a commencement 

message. 
You’
ll see a lot more of Platt in 
his Netflix special, Ben Platt Live 
From Radio City Music Hall. It 
was filmed last year and begins 
streaming on May 20. Platt, a 
Grammy, Emmy and Tony winner, 
performs before a full orches-
tra. His guest stars include two 
actresses who can really sing: 
Beanie Feldstein, 26, and Zoey 
Deutch, also 26. Check out, on 
YouTube, Platt and Deutch singing 
together a “Yom Kippur theme 
song” that Platt wrote (James 
Corden show, 2019. Just search 
for “Yom Kippur theme song”). 

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STAYING CONNECTED
At this time of social distancing, 
the Jewish News will try to bring 
awareness to events/learning 
situations offered online by 
synagogues, temples and 
community organizations.

JEWISH WORKING 
WOMEN’
S NETWORK
NOON, MAY 15
“Navigating Uncharted Times: Marketing 
During and After the COVID-19 Crisis.” 
Join this special lunch-and-shmooze 
online event with Ellyn Davidson, owner 
and CEO of Brogan & Partners, a 
Birmingham-based advertising agency, 
who will discuss new challenges, tactics 
and factors to consider while crafting 
marketing plans, for both your business 
and personal brands, during this 
unprecedented time. Register on the site 
of Jewish Working Women’
s Network.

FJA 20TH ANNIVERSARY GALA
8 PM, MAY 18
Virtual event to celebrate 20 years 
of Frankel Jewish Academy and 18 
graduating years of students. Ross and 
Samantha Partrich will be honored. Live 
on Facebook at 8 p.m. More information 
at frankelja.org/gala.

TOUR MASADA
NOON-1PM, MAY 19
Temple Shir Shalom offers a live, virtual 
tour of Israel with Rabbi Daniel Schwartz 
and Israeli tour guide Beni Levin. Learn 
the history and stories of Masada on this 
one-hour guided tour on Zoom. To learn 
more or register, call 248-737-8700 or 
email audrey@shirshalom.org. 

EMPLOYMENT TRENDS
8 PM, MAY 19
Jewish Working Women’
s Network and 
NEXTGen Detroit present “NEXTWork: 
Employment Trends During and After 
COVID-19” on Zoom at 8 p.m. Join a 
panel of young adult employment experts, 

Ryan Landau, Jason Charnas and 
Johannah Schiffer, for a discussion and 
Q&A moderated by Jess Katz. Register at 
jewishdetroit.org.

MAY AT THE WELL
MAY 20
“Fireside Chat with Professor Barbara 
McQuade.” She is going to chat about 
legal COVID-19-related questions and 
federal vs. state laws as well as what 
happens with elections. Details will be 
posted on The Well’
s Facebook page.

YIDDISH PROGRAMMING
National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene brings 
the stage to global audiences throughout 
May with virtual programming. Audiences 
can learn Yiddish in weekly lessons on 
Tuesday afternoons, starting on May 19. 
Launched in May with Zalmen Mlotek’
s 
Living Room Concert, Folksbiene! LIVE is 
an online celebration of Yiddish culture, 
featuring livestreamed theater, American 
Jewish performers, concerts, lectures, 
talks and other events. Catch up on past 

episodes at nytf.org/live. Each episode is 
also broadcast on Folksbiene’
s Facebook 
page at facebook.com/folksbiene.

PUBLIC PROGRAMMING
Yiddish Book Center is online with virtual 
public programming: talks, presentations 
and readings, accessible through 
Facebook and Zoom and posted on the 
center’
s website. For more information 
and links to register for specific events, 
visit yiddishbookcenter.org/events.

CHAMBER MUSIC
The Chamber Music Society makes 
available a broadcast on YouTube of a 
concert by pianist Aaron Diehl (originally 
done on May 1). Go to youtube.com/
watch?v=1hlOWJ5650.

Compiled by Sy Manello/Editorial 
Assistant
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