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9 authors refuse nominations for PEN awards, citing US group’s stance on war in Gaza

Sun, 14 Apr 2024 15:57:38 +0000

Critics say literary organization has not sufficiently condemned Israeli war on Hamas; PEN counters that it set up $100,000 emergency fund for Palestinian writers

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‘Funny Girl’ snubbed in Tony nominations, other Jewish shows fare better

Wed, 11 May 2022 05:08:32 +0000

Beanie Feldstein's musical revival of Barbra Streisand role gets only one mention; ‘Lehman’ stock rises with eight nominations and 'Girl from the North Country' gets seven

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Steven Spielberg writing movie based on his own childhood

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 07:25:38 +0000

Tony Kushner collaborating with director on script; filmmaker has in the past talked of anti-Semitism he faced as teenager in Arizona

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Something’s coming: Spielberg and Kushner to take on ‘West Side Story’ remake

Thu, 01 Feb 2018 12:38:57 +0000

Amid controversy, a bunch of Jewish creatives to reboot the iconic American immigrant tale about the tragic consequences of culture clash and assimilation

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9 Jewish LGBTQ activists you should know

Tue, 28 Jun 2016 06:19:45 +0000

From Stonewall to the US Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage, Jews have been at the forefront of the fight for equal rights. Here are some of the most influential voices still making a difference

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Playwright Kushner accuses Toronto federation of ‘McCarthyism’

Thu, 12 May 2016 07:21:40 +0000

Award-winning Jewish writer slams organization after it distances itself over his ties to group that supports Israel boycott

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Spielberg to direct film about Jewish boy stolen from family

Thu, 14 Apr 2016 18:46:23 +0000

Script is based on 1997 book about 19th-century family that went up against pope to regain their son after he was secretly baptized

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Citing guest’s BDS ties, Toronto Jewish group drops cultural event

Wed, 23 Mar 2016 21:08:11 +0000

Organization says that while playwright Tony Kushner publicly opposed boycott, he is on board of Jewish Voice for Peace, which supports it

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When Yiddish theater gave Broadway a run for its gelt

Fri, 11 Mar 2016 11:54:59 +0000

Long before 'Fiddler on the Roof' revivals, from the late 19th century to the 1940s, New York was the cultural center for Yiddish-language plays

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Jewish filmmakers rack up Oscar nominations

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 21:05:06 +0000

Steven Spielberg's 'Lincoln' leads the way with 12 nods

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Who cares about Peter Beinart?

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:25:43 +0000

How is it that Beinart is able to command the attention of so many Jewish thinkers with much more important uses for their time? His biography, of course

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