EXCLUSIVE: For Taika Waititi, the birth of Jojo Rabbit goes back to mom. It was his Jewish mother who brought Christine Leunens’ novel Caging Skies to his attention, and he became immediately smitten.

Jojo Jam is an open mic series that’s growing in popularity. Is it all hype or the real deal? In 1988, Public Enemy warned: “Don’t believe the hype.” The message was stark then and perhaps even more ...