Gershman Film Fest Marks First Independent Year
For the first time in its 39-year history, the Gershman Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival — also known as Fall Fest — will take place...
Review | Sacha Baron Cohen’s New Show Is a By-the-Book Tale
In one of the rare moments in “The Spy” that aspires to a little bit more than a straightforward spy drama — a perfectly...
‘Broad City’ Creator Abbi Jacobson Talks About Ending Show
Abbi and Ilana are two young Jewish women.
They’re best friends, living in New York City and going on wacky adventures. One day, they might...
Film Review | ‘Jojo Rabbit’ Hits … and Misses
There’s a tradition of making fun of Hitler and the Nazis that dates to World War II — Charlie Chaplin’s “The Great Dictator” opened...
On the 10th Anniversary of ‘A Serious Man,’ Rabbis Share Their Thoughts
By Stephen Silver / JTA
It’s well known that the celebrated filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen come from a Jewish family in St. Louis Park,...
Emmys 2019: That ‘Step out of Line’ Speech and Other Jewish Moments
By Emily Burack / JTA
After winning an Emmy Award for the second straight year, Alex Borstein of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel movingly dedicated this...
‘Shtisel’ Stars Head to Philly for Discussion About the Show
American Jews are in the midst of a delayed-release love affair with the Israeli drama Shtisel, which ran on television in the Holy Land...
‘SHIVTEI: Lost & Found’ Explores Story of The Little Shul
At one time, South Philadelphia was home to more than 150 rowhouse synagogues, but about 12 years ago it almost lost the last example...
Editor Goes From Akiba to ‘Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood’
Because it’s not actually a crime — and even if it were, the statute of limitations surely would have expired by now — Fred...
Film Examines Eleanor Roosevelt’s Efforts to Save Holocaust Refugees
By Eliana Rudee
In 1940, a passenger cargo ship called the SS Quanza left the port of Lisbon carrying several hundred Jewish refugees to freedom....