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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 429

Ben Kingsley

Sir Ben Kingsley arrives at the premiere of "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" on August 16, 2021, at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
August 15, 2023, 12:39 pm
Ben Kingsley reveals why he’s appeared in so many Holocaust films
British actor says ‘seed was planted’ as a young boy after seeing film on liberation of concentration camp while reckoning with his grandmother’s ‘vigorous’ hatred of Jews
By Gabe Friedman
Screen capture from video of Chris Evans and Alessandro Nivola in Netflix's 'The Red Sea Diving Resort'. (YouTube)
July 31, 2019, 5:35 am
Netflix sinks low with ‘The Red Sea Diving Resort’
What should have been the daring story of how thousands of beleaguered Ethiopian Jews were rescued and brought to Israel is an overcooked caper with cliched dialogue
By Mark Kennedy
Liam Neeson as Oskar Schindler in the 1993 movie 'Schindler's List' (Screen capture: Schindler's List)
December 7, 2018, 3:30 pm
25 years after release, ‘Schindler’s List’ returns as preeminent Holocaust film
The movie that taught the world about the genocide of 6 million Jews is back, just in time to educate — and entertain — a whole new generation
By Jordan Hoffman
Ben Kingsley plays notorious SS officer Adolf Eichmann in 2018's 'Operation Finale.' (Screen capture: YouTube)
October 7, 2018, 9:08 am
Netflix nixes Nazi symbols from billboards for new Eichmann movie
Some European countries only allow the use of Third Reich insignia as part of artistic performance, not advertising materials
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Ben Kingsley as Adolf Eichmann in 'Operation Finale.' (Courtesy MGM)
August 28, 2018, 7:34 am
Ben Kingsley: I wanted to nail Eichmann to the gates of Auschwitz
‘Operation Finale’ star says playing senior Nazi was different than his previous roles of Mahatma Gandhi, Otto Frank, and Simon Wiesenthal, all of whom he ‘loved’
By John Carucci
Cast of 'Operation Finale.' (Courtesy MGM)
August 22, 2018, 10:54 am
Ben Kingsley says he carried a photo of Elie Wiesel on ‘Operation Finale’ set
Actor who plays Adolf Eichmann in new movie recounts how his grandmother’s approval of Hitler caused him to dedicate much of his career to Holocaust remembrance
By Naomi Pfefferman
Ben Kingsley portrays Moses in a 1996 film. (Screen capture: YouTube)
August 21, 2018, 9:05 pm
Ben Kingsley’s 5 most memorable Jewish roles, from Moses to Anne Frank’s dad
Oscar-winning British actor plays Adolf Eichmann in ‘Operation Finale’ depicting Nazi’s capture and trial
By Erika Dreifus
Liam Neeson, Steven Spielberg and Ben Kingsley speak onstage at the 'Schindler's List' cast reunion during the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City on April 26, 2018. (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival/AFP)
April 27, 2018, 9:21 am
At moving ‘Schindler’s List’ reunion, Spielberg hails film as his greatest pride
25 years on, director recalls the emotional toll on participants, including two young Israeli actors who had breakdowns after shooting a shower scene at Auschwitz
By Jake Coyle
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