33 Years After Classic Bar Mitzvah Episode, Revamped ‘Wonder Years’ Revisits the Ritual
Paul Pfeiffer’s bar mitzvah made Jewish television history
Books: ‘Tunnels’ Digs for Complicated Truth
“Tunnels”
Rutu Modan
Drawn & Quarterly
In graphic novelist Rutu Modan’s most recent work “Tunnels,” published on Nov. 2 by Drawn & Quarterly, archaeologist Nili is hardly...
Golden Globes 2022: Andrew Garfield, and Steven Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story,’ Win Big
Golden Globes fans may have noticed something different this year: The annual entertainment awards were not announced on TV, and not for COVID-19 reasons.
Peter Bogdanovich, Hollywood Filmmaker and Son of an Austrian Jew, Dies at 82
Peter Bogdanovich, the Oscar-nominated movie director and actor whose films, ego and off-camera exploits encapsulated the personality-driven excesses of 1970s Hollywood filmmaking, has died at 82.
In ‘Passport to Freedom,’ History is Dramatized
Described as “O Anjo de Hamburgo,” or “the angel of Hamburg,” Aracy de Carvalho was credited by Yad Vashem Holocaust museum in Jerusalem as...
Jon Stewart Says the ‘Harry Potter’ Goblin Characters are Antisemitic
In recent years, some “Harry Potter” fans have reconsidered their love for the series.
The Best Jewish Shows and Movies of 2021
From the familiar (“Curb Your Enthusiasm”) to the obscure (“The Club”), from the educational (“Jerusalem”) to the absurd (“Big Mouth”), from the controversial (“My...
Youth is Wasted on the Young in ‘Licorice Pizza’
The coming-of-age genre is a chameleon — a vessel easily adaptable to a host of different backdrops and climates — and Paul Thomas Anderson’s...
‘Brilliant’ is how Dr. Ruth describes Tovah Feldshuh’s portrayal of her
By Julia Gergely
(New York Jewish Week via JTA) — Mark St. Germain’s play “Becoming Dr. Ruth” — a one-woman show about famed sex therapist and...
Israel’s Controversial Oscar Submission Snubbed on the 2022 Academy Shortlist
There was no holiday cheer for Israel’s filmmakers in the shortlists for the 2022 Academy Awards.