April 19, 2016
10:29 am

Actress and director Ronit Elkabetz arrives at the Golden Globes Foreign Language Symposium at Egyptian Theatre on Saturday, January 10, 2015, in Hollywood, California (Tonya Wise/Invision/AP)

Ronit Elkabetz, luminary of the Israeli and French screens, dies at 51

Award-winning actress, director and scriptwriter starred in many critically acclaimed films, is survived by her husband and three-year-old twins

By Jessica Steinberg

March 11, 2016
4:38 am

Rebecca Bunch (Rachel Bloom) faces off with her frenemy in a 'JAP Rap Battle' on the CW's musical comedy 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.' (Screenshot from YouTube)

Why ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’s Rachel Bloom is on her way to Israel

The Jewish actress behind the award-winning sitcom discusses the real-life impetus behind last week’s rap, ‘JAP Battle’

By Linda Buchwald

February 27, 2016
7:18 am

Jill Soloway attending the Directors Guild of America Awards in Century City, California, February 7, 2015. (David Buchan/Getty Images/via JTA)

‘Transparent’ creator Soloway works on new Amazon series

Based on a 1997 novel, ‘I Love Dick’ follows a married couple living in a college town in Texas

By JTA

January 12, 2016
12:05 am

Rachel Bloom poses in the press room with the award for best actress in a TV series, comedy or musical, for her role in "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" at the 73rd annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, January 10, 2016, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ star wins Golden Globe

’Son of Saul’ isn’t only Jewish success at awards ceremony

By JTA and AP

January 12, 2016
12:04 am

Geza Rohrig in Auschwitz in 'Son of Saul.' (courtesy)

The kippah on the red carpet

As he did at Cannes, Hungarian-born actor Geza Rohrig accessorizes his Armani tuxedo with a black velvet yarmulke at the Golden Globes

By Jessica Steinberg

January 11, 2016
4:57 am

Hungarian Géza Röhrig, the star of 'Son of Saul.' (courtesy)

‘Son of Saul’ wins Golden Globe for best foreign language film

2015 Hungarian-made Holocaust film about Sonderkommando at Auschwitz snags prestigious award

By Times of Israel staff and AP

January 10, 2016
2:22 pm

Géza Röhrig's stunning performance in 'Son of Saul' has him in the running for a Golden Globe Award on Sunday, January 10, 2015. (courtesy)

Who is the punk-rock-poet-actor behind the pathos of ‘Son of Saul’?

Nearly 30 years after his first life-changing visit to Auschwitz, Géza Röhrig returns to the crematoria in a ground-breaking Golden Globe-nominated film

By Lisa Klug

January 9, 2016
3:12 am

Rebecca Bloom, the creator and star of 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,' in a musical scene from the series. (Screenshot from YouTube/via JTA)

Why you should binge watch the very Jewy ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’

You’ll thank us later for this glowing recommendation for Rachel Bloom’s stunning musical take on single life in California

By Linda Buchwald

December 14, 2015
4:35 am

A scene from 'Son of Saul' (YouTube screen capture)

Holocaust film ‘Son of Saul’ up for Golden Globe

Hungarian movie about a Jewish prisoner at Auschwitz trying to bury his dead son is an early favorite for award

By JTA

September 1, 2015
1:36 pm

Oshri Cohen (Wikimedia Commons/Creativeandromedia/CC0)

Israeli actor cast for ‘Homeland’ role

Oshri Cohen set to play in fifth season of acclaimed American TV series, filmed in Berlin

By Times of Israel staff

March 1, 2015
10:03 pm

Yael Grobglas arrives at the AFI Awards at The Four Seasons Hotel on Friday, Jan. 9, 2015 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

‘Jane the Virgin’ lets Israeli actress strut her evil stuff

Returning to the small screen March 9, the surprise Golden Globe-winning telenovela is Yael Grobglas’s breakout Hollywood role

By Stephie Grob Plante

January 28, 2015
6:31 pm

Agata Trzebuchowska plays Anna, a nun who discovers she is actually a Jew named Ida, just days before taking her vows, in Pawel Pawkikoski's new film. (courtesy: Music Box Films)

Oscar-nominated ‘Ida’ attacked by Polish nationalists

Producers of that film and others refuse to cave to pressure to alter stories they say tell ‘bitter truths’

By Renee Ghert-Zand

January 13, 2015
4:04 pm

Golden Globes best actor Jeffrey Tambor as Maura in 'Transparent.' (courtesy Amazon Studios)

‘Transparent’ goes where no wo/man has gone before

Winner of two Golden Globes, the proudly Jewish Amazon Studios series grapples with a transexual parent, and says ‘ew’ to Holocaust engagement rings

By Caroline Lagnado

January 12, 2015
4:21 pm

Actress Maggie Gyllenhaal attends The Weinstein Company & Netflix's 2015 Golden Globes after party on January 11, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California. (photo credit: Ari Perilstein/Getty Images for FIJI Water/AFP)

Jewish talent honored at Golden Globes

Maggie Gyllenhaal shines; ‘Transparent’ wins in best TV series category, while ‘Gett’ is overlooked

By JTA

January 12, 2015
10:16 am

The four main characters of The Affair, a new Showtime drama co-created by Haggai Levi Courtesy The Affair)

Israeli showrunner wins Golden Globe with ‘The Affair’

Hagai Levi’s new Showtime series brings home top prize for best television drama; divorce film ‘Gett’ disappoints

By Judah Ari Gross

Topic: Golden Globes

Ronit Elkabetz, luminary of the Israeli and French screens, dies at 51

Award-winning actress, director and scriptwriter starred in many critically acclaimed films, is survived by her husband and three-year-old twins

Why ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’s Rachel Bloom is on her way to Israel

The Jewish actress behind the award-winning sitcom discusses the real-life impetus behind last week’s rap, ‘JAP Battle’

‘Transparent’ creator Soloway works on new Amazon series

Based on a 1997 novel, ‘I Love Dick’ follows a married couple living in a college town in Texas

‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ star wins Golden Globe

’Son of Saul’ isn’t only Jewish success at awards ceremony

The kippah on the red carpet

As he did at Cannes, Hungarian-born actor Geza Rohrig accessorizes his Armani tuxedo with a black velvet yarmulke at the Golden Globes

‘Son of Saul’ wins Golden Globe for best foreign language film

2015 Hungarian-made Holocaust film about Sonderkommando at Auschwitz snags prestigious award

Who is the punk-rock-poet-actor behind the pathos of ‘Son of Saul’?

Nearly 30 years after his first life-changing visit to Auschwitz, Géza Röhrig returns to the crematoria in a ground-breaking Golden Globe-nominated film

Why you should binge watch the very Jewy ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’

You’ll thank us later for this glowing recommendation for Rachel Bloom’s stunning musical take on single life in California

Holocaust film ‘Son of Saul’ up for Golden Globe

Hungarian movie about a Jewish prisoner at Auschwitz trying to bury his dead son is an early favorite for award

Israeli actor cast for ‘Homeland’ role

Oshri Cohen set to play in fifth season of acclaimed American TV series, filmed in Berlin

‘Jane the Virgin’ lets Israeli actress strut her evil stuff

Returning to the small screen March 9, the surprise Golden Globe-winning telenovela is Yael Grobglas’s breakout Hollywood role

Oscar-nominated ‘Ida’ attacked by Polish nationalists

Producers of that film and others refuse to cave to pressure to alter stories they say tell ‘bitter truths’

‘Transparent’ goes where no wo/man has gone before

Winner of two Golden Globes, the proudly Jewish Amazon Studios series grapples with a transexual parent, and says ‘ew’ to Holocaust engagement rings

Jewish talent honored at Golden Globes

Maggie Gyllenhaal shines; ‘Transparent’ wins in best TV series category, while ‘Gett’ is overlooked

Israeli showrunner wins Golden Globe with ‘The Affair’

Hagai Levi’s new Showtime series brings home top prize for best television drama; divorce film ‘Gett’ disappoints

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