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Feast of New Israeli Movies Coming to LA
Local movie buffs will get their first chance to view one of the latest Israeli movies, “Love It Was Not,” at two Laemmle theaters, the Royal in West Los Angeles and the Town Center in Encino, starting Nov. 5.
Two Jews Escape Auschwitz to Warn World
The camp commander had assigned the two Jews, Alfred Wetzler and Rudolf Vrba (born Walter Rosenberg), to work as scribes, which gave them access to the precise reports on daily killings and other revelations the Nazi regime tried to keep secret.
In Memory of Jackie Mason, Fearless Borscht Belt Comedian
It’s difficult to overstate how influential Mason was to American and Jewish culture.
Comedian Jackie Mason Dies at 93
Legendary comedian Jackie Mason died Saturday evening at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan at the age of 93.
Actor Lakeith Stanfield Apologizes for Moderating a Clubhouse Room Full of Antisemitism
Oscar-nominated actor Lakeith Stanfield apologized for moderating a room on the audio app Clubhouse in which participants made a slew of antisemitic remarks.
Here are the First 10 Jewish Documentaries Funded through Jewish Story Partners
The Jewish Story Partners foundation, which Steven Spielberg and wife Kate Capshaw helped found to fund Jewish-themed documentary films, announced its first slate of grantees.
Oscars 2021: Jewish Nominees (Nearly) Strike Out
To be fair, there was not a large pool of nominees to begin with.
George Segal, Vanguard of 1960s Wave of Young Jewish Actors, Dies at 87
George Segal, whose career as an actor ranged from shattering Jewish stereotypes in his youth to cheerfully indulging them in his dotage, has died at 87.
‘Chicago 7’ ‘Palm Springs,’ ‘Schitt’s Creek’ and Jerry Seinfeld Win Critics’ Choice Awards
With a new hybrid at-home award show season in full swing, Sunday night’s Critics’ Choice Awards celebrated what the critics felt was the best of TV and film this year.