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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 430

J.J. Abrams

Lena Dunham attends the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts American Songbook Gala at Alice Tully Hall in New York on May 29, 2018. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
October 31, 2018, 8:55 am
Lena Dunham writing script on Syrian refugee for Spielberg, Abrams
Movie will tell the story of a woman who fled Egypt for Sweden and survived a shipwreck by clinging onto her children on a rubber ring
By JTA
Nazi zombies from the 2009 movie "Dead Snow." (Screen capture: YouTube)
February 2, 2017, 5:00 pm
J.J. Abrams working on Nazi zombie film
‘Overlord’ will follow 2 paratroopers forced to battle ‘supernatural forces’ behind enemy lines during World War II
By ToI Staff
Zoe Kravitz attending the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival. (Wikipedia/David Shankbone/Flickr/CC BY 2.0)
February 2, 2016, 3:36 am
The Jewish celebrity vote: Bernie or Hillary?
It’s no secret Jewish entertainers lean left, but in a primary that’s become closer than anyone expected, who’s winning over the who’s who?
By Gabe Friedman
This photo provided by Lucasfilm shows Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca and Harrison Ford as Han Solo in 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens.' (Film Frame/Lucasfilm via AP)
December 28, 2015, 6:43 am
‘The Force Awakens’ becomes fastest movie to $1 billion
First Star Wars film for Jewish director J.J. Abrams breaks global records even before opening in China, the world’s second-largest market
By SANDY COHEN
Jewish-American filmmaker J.J. Abrams on the set of 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' in May 2014. (screen capture: YouTube/Star Wars)
December 21, 2015, 3:21 am
J.J. Abrams says he initially declined Star Wars film offer
After reboot’s opening weekend global gross of $517 million, ‘terrified’ Jewish director likely breathing a sigh of relief
By ToI Staff
Fans dressed up as Star Wars characters pose ahead of the European premiere of 'The Force Awakens' in central London on December 16, 2015. (AFP / JUSTIN TALLIS)
December 19, 2015, 8:00 am
‘The Force Awakens’ on track for record $215m-plus weekend
Director J.J. Abrams’ well-received seventh installment of ‘Star Wars’ series on course to smash box office highs
By Jake Coyle
Jewish-American filmmaker J.J. Abrams on the set of 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' in May 2014. (screen capture: YouTube/Star Wars)
December 18, 2015, 4:36 pm
The Jewish roots of ‘Star Wars’
For director J.J. Abrams, ‘The Force Awakens’ is like a ‘second bar mitzvah,’ according to Steven Spielberg
By Jessica Steinberg
A screen shot showing imperial troops massed in a Nazi-like rally in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens." (screen capture: YouTube)
December 17, 2015, 5:15 am
In new ‘Star Wars,’ echoes of famous films, including Nazi propaganda
Director JJ Abrams ‘doubles down on the latent Nazi imagery awarded to the Empire,’ notes one critic
By ToI Staff
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