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Mark Margolis was part of a long tradition of Jewish actors playing memorable villains. (AMC/IMDb via JTA)
September 28, 2023, 12:15 pm
The best onscreen villains played by Jewish actors
The theme of Jews in Hollywood has been at the center of a number of recent controversies, but there’s no debating the contributions of these resonant bad guys
By Eric Schulmiller
An undated photo of filmmaker Luca Barbareschi. (Federica Di Benedetto e Marco Bellucci)
September 9, 2023, 2:05 am
Filmmaker Luca Barbareschi has two films premiering at Venice — and a bone to pick
The Jewish-Uruguayan-Italian actor, director, producer and former parliamentarian expounds on cancel culture, his Judaism, and why he feels Roman Polanski isn’t getting his due
By Amy K. Rosenthal
Helen Mirren and Camille Cottin in 'Golda.' (Sean Gleason, Courtesy of Bleecker Street/ShivHans Pictures)
August 24, 2023, 4:34 pm
Not your standard biopic, ‘Golda’ is a gritty warning about the cost of victory
Out Friday, director Guy Nattiv’s latest film, starring Helen Mirren as Golda Meir, skips the broader history lesson and focuses on her humanity as she navigated the Yom Kippur War
By Matt Goldberg
Jewish comedian Alex Edelman speaks to seniors at Inspir Jewish Living about his solo Broadway show 'Just for Us.' (Hundred Stories PR via JTA)
August 17, 2023, 9:04 pm
Alex Edelman, the summer’s hottest comedian, finds tough Jewish crowd at senior home
Although residents of NYC’s Inspir Carnegie Hill mostly liked the performer’s solo Broadway show ‘Just for Us,’ they were less impressed when he showed up at the facility in person
By julia GERGELY
Rick Rubin, left, with Russell Simmons in 1997. (Jim Steinfeldt/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images/ via JTA)
August 11, 2023, 9:56 pm
From Rick Rubin to Doja Cat, Jews have helped shape the first 50 years of hip-hop
As the genre that influenced music the world over celebrates its 50th birthday, a look at Jewish contributions on stage and behind the scenes
By Andrew Esensten
Ajay (Varun Dhawan) and Nisha (Janhvi Kapoor) imagine themselves as Auschwitz prisoners in a scene from the Amazon-distributed 'Bawaal.' (Screenshot via JTA)
July 31, 2023, 3:36 am
Jewish groups decry use of Auschwitz visit as ‘marriage counseling’ in Bollywood film
Critics are calling for romantic melodrama ‘Bawaal’ to be removed from Amazon due to insensitivities, but the director says it’s being misunderstood
By Andrew Lapin
Fran Drescher, president of SAG-AFTRA, is interviewed at a Writers Guild of America rally outside Paramount Pictures studio, May 8, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
July 20, 2023, 12:54 am
SAG strike puts its brash Jewish president, Fran Drescher, squarely in the spotlight
The ‘Nanny’ writer and actress continues in the tradition of Jewish women labor activists – and her portrayals in television and film show that she has long admired them
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Ben Platt and Molly Gordon in 'Theater Camp.' (Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures via JTA)
July 18, 2023, 2:01 am
Jewish camp alums cheer ‘Theater Camp,’ Ben Platt movie shot at former Kutz Camp
Now playing, the mockumentary centers on a fictional upstate secular musical arts camp, but was filmed at the historic Reform summer camp and is peppered with Jewish references
By Shira Li Bartov
Katerina McCrimmon sings 'Break From The Line' in Bilingual Broadway, June 20, 2023. (YouTube screenshot/ used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
July 15, 2023, 1:51 am
US tour of ‘Funny Girl’ casts non-Jewish actor as Fanny Brice, reigniting criticism
A breakout role for Katerina McCrimmon has disappointed some in the theater community who knew the production advertised itself as ‘specifically seeking actors of Jewish heritage’
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Cindy Seni with fiance Eldad Cohen at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, July 2023. (Courtesy/ via JTA)
July 14, 2023, 4:20 pm
This ‘Jewish Matchmaking’ star just got engaged
Cindy Seni, 29-year-old Jerusalemite known for her intelligence, independence and zingy one-liners has found the tefillin-wearer of her dreams
By EVELYN FRICK
Indiana Jones played by Harrison Ford in 'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.' (©2023 Lucasfilm, all rights reserved)
June 29, 2023, 11:42 pm
In ‘Dial of Destiny,’ Indiana Jones fights Nazis, but this time on his home turf
Director James Mangold’s sequel brings the franchise’s longtime villains closer than ever before — and into Israeli theaters on June 29 and US theaters on June 30
By Matt Goldberg
Melissa Rauch as Abby Stone in 'Night Court.' (Elizabeth Morris/NBC/Warner Bros. Television)
June 18, 2023, 2:30 am
Melissa Rauch on why her ‘Night Court’ is different from all others
The actress and comedian discusses her new reboot of the classic ’80s sitcom, and how she got her start in showbiz at the Passover seder table
By Jacqueline Cutler
Felipe Colombo, left, performs with an Israeli bandmate in Tel Aviv on May 3, 2023. (Courtesy/ Photo by Ortal Dahan Ziv)
May 10, 2023, 6:30 am
Nineties nostalgia sweeps Israel as Argentine heartthrob Felipe Colombo returns
In his latest performances in Tel Aviv on May 2 and 3, the actor and singer shows that even 20 years on, the love for a good telenovella is still very much alive
By Pablo Méndez Shiff
Guttenberg plays himself in 'Tales From the Guttenberg Bible.' (Adam Wingman via JTA)
May 4, 2023, 5:35 am
​​Steve Guttenberg and his Judaism take center stage in the adaptation of his memoir
Playing through May 21 at the George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick, New Jersey, ‘Tales From the Guttenberg Bible’ explores the actor’s career, Jewish identity and much more
By Stephen Silver
Ben Platt arrives at the premiere of 'Dear Evan Hansen' on Wednesday, September 22, 2021, at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
May 2, 2023, 6:51 pm
Ben Platt wears Star of David necklace as part of Met Gala costume
The necklace choice comes as the performer stars in a play that tells the story of the 1915 antisemitic lynching of Leo Frank in the US, and whose opening drew neo-Nazi protests
By PHILISSA CRAMER
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