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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 475

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Alex Edelman at an opening night performance of 'Just For Us' at Mark Taper Forum on November 11, 2023, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Unique Nicole / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
April 11, 2024, 2:03 am
As Alex Edelman’s ‘Just For Us’ hits HBO and Max, antisemitism is again in the spotlight
Jewish comedian’s 2018 special about attending white supremacist meeting premiered before worst antisemitic attack in US history; streaming debut comes 6 months after Oct. 7
By Ben Sales
Natalie Portman attends the "Queen & Slim" premiere at AFI FEST 2019 at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California, on November 14, 2019. (Emma McIntyre/Getty Images via JTA)
March 31, 2023, 3:12 pm
How Natalie Portman brought a women’s soccer team to LA
Eponymous documentary ‘Angel City,’ set to debut in May, follows Jerusalem-born actress’s activities, gives behind the scene look at founding of team
By jacob gurvis
Israeli screenwriter Hagai Levi poses for a picture during an interview with AFP on January 7, 2020 in Tel Aviv. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP)
March 24, 2023, 4:53 pm
After arrest at protest, ‘Our Boys’ director Hagai Levi calls overhaul ‘a blasphemy’
Creator of acclaimed HBO series detained at Tel Aviv rally for filming police, says weekly activism against government helps him cope with feeling ‘helpless’
By Jessica Steinberg
Audrey Glickman, a survivor of the 2018 Tree of Life synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh, blows the shofar outside the building in the new HBO documentary "A Tree of Life." (HBO)
October 27, 2022, 3:17 am
Four years after Tree of Life attack, documentary gives traumatized a voice
Premiering on HBO with antisemitism again in news, Trish Adlesic’s film grants survivors space to honor the victims and touch on a wide array of topics, from Jewish faith to guns
By Andrew Lapin
Miriam Eskenasy, left, speaks with Angela on 'The Rehearsal.' (HBO/ screenshot)
August 17, 2022, 6:47 am
Hebrew tutor Miriam stole the show on ‘The Rehearsal.’ Here’s what she has to say
Hired to give lessons to Nathan Fielder’s fake family on the hit HBO series, Miriam Eskenasy, who came to the US via Romania and Israel, has a fascinating tale of her own
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Actor Ben Foster as boxer Harry Haft in 'The Survivor,' the real-life story of an Auschwitz survivor whose boxing skills saved his life (Leo Pinter/HBO)
April 28, 2022, 10:22 pm
White House to screen HBO’s ‘Survivor’ to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day
Film tells story of boxer Harry Haft and his experience as a prisoner in Auschwitz, where he was forced to put on exhibition fights for Nazi commandants
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE
Ben Foster as Harry Haft, a Holocaust survivor who becomes a professional boxer, in HBO's 'The Survivor.' (Jessica Kourkounis/HBO)
April 27, 2022, 7:16 pm
Behind boxing film ‘The Survivor,’ a personal history of post-Holocaust trauma
Director Barry Levinson agreed to make the movie to help understand his own family’s experiences, recounts producer ahead of US premiere Wednesday night
By Jessica Steinberg
Actor Ben Foster as boxer Harry Haft in 'The Survivor,' the real-life story of an Auschwitz survivor whose boxing skills saved his life (Leo Pinter/HBO)
April 27, 2022, 5:48 am
Ben Foster pulls no punches playing Holocaust-survivor-turned-boxer in HBO movie
Led by Oscar-winning director Barry Levinson, film debuts on April 27 and charts Harry Haft’s life after WWII, as he resettles in a Brooklyn Jewish community suffused with loss
By Andrew Lapin
Actor Henry Winkler spoke at Jerusalem's Sam Spiegel of Television and Film while in Israel in March 2022 to film his role as the father in HOT comedy series 'Chanshi,' created by Sam Spiegel graduates. (Courtesy: Sam Spiegel)
March 11, 2022, 11:59 am
Ayyy! The Fonz arrives in Israel, playing role of Jewish dad in HOT comedy ‘Chanshi’
Actor Henry Winkler speaks to students at Jerusalem’s Sam Spiegel Film and Television School, practices his ‘het’, shares memories and motivation
By Jessica Steinberg
The Goldenblatt family gathers with Rabbi Jen, played by Hari Nef, on the finale of HBO's "Sex and the City" reboot. (Screen capture via JTA)
February 4, 2022, 12:41 am
A ‘they mitzvah’ challenges Jewish traditions on HBO’s ‘And Just Like That’ finale
‘Sex and the City’ reboot features gender-neutral coming-of-age ritual, with rainbow kippahs and transgender rabbi, in line with how many communities have reframed the rite
By PHILISSA CRAMER
Real estate heir Robert Durst sits during his murder trial at the Airport Branch Courthouse in Los Angeles on March 4, 2020. (Etienne Laurent/EPA via AP, Pool)
January 11, 2022, 12:31 am
Robert Durst, NY real estate heir suspected of 3 murders, convicted of 1, dies at 78
‘Jinx’ antihero dies in hospital outside prison where he was serving life term for killing Susan Berman, believed to have helped him cover up his wife’s disappearance 4 decades ago
By ANDREW DALTON and brian melley
Bob Einstein arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of "Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind" at the TCL Chinese Theatre on June 27, 2018. (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
December 22, 2021, 4:06 pm
‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ actor Bob Einstein gets posthumous HBO documentary
‘The Super Bob Einstein Movie,’ directed by Danny Gold, features interviews with Jerry Seinfeld, Larry David and Sarah Silverman reminiscing about the late comedian
By Andrew Lapin
Adrienne Shelly and her daughter Sophie Ostroy in a still from the new HBO documentary 'Adrienne.' (Courtesy Warner Media/ HBO)
December 11, 2021, 4:23 am
HBO doc ‘Adrienne’ is a husband’s loving tribute to murdered wife and rising star
When Adrienne Shelly was victim of a high-profile murder in 2006, Andy Ostroy and daughter Sophie were left to pick up the pieces; the new exploration of her life premiered Dec. 1
By Cathryn J. Prince
Adrien Brody in Season 3, Episode 4 of 'Succession.' (Macall B. Polay/HBO/ via JTA)
November 9, 2021, 1:58 pm
Adrien Brody plays target of antisemitism on HBO’s ‘Succession’
The Jewish actor depicts Josh Aaronson, a billionaire with a mezuzah on his door, who ends up on the receiving end of antisemitic dog whistles by a ruthless media mogul
By PHILISSA CRAMER
Ben Foster on the set of "The Survivor" in New York City, May 30, 2019. (Bobby Bank/GC Images/Getty Images via JTA)
October 7, 2021, 11:32 am
HBO picks up film about boxer who escaped Auschwitz death march
Ben Foster plays in ‘The Survivor,’ which recounts how Harry Haft went from boldly fleeing the Nazis to a sporting career that saw him fight Rocky Marciano
By Gabe Friedman
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