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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 432

Jerry Lewis

Jerry Lewis looks through the camera during filming of 'The Day the Clown Cried,' on March 20, 1972, Paris, France. (AP Photo/Jean Jacques Levy)
August 28, 2024, 12:44 am
Jerry Lewis’s infamously bad Holocaust film is having a moment. But you can’t watch it
Archival material related to ‘The Day the Clown Cried,’ the unreleased movie that ended the Jewish funnyman’s career, is now available, with a possible reboot on the horizon
By Andrew Lapin
Frank Sinatra performing at the Royal Albert Hall in London, September 1, 1980. (David Redfern/Redferns/Getty Images via JTA); Marcia Freedman, shown with some of her handmade kippas, knitted one for Frank Sinatra that recently sold at auction for nearly $10,000. (Courtesy)
January 4, 2019, 4:34 pm
Knitter of Sinatra’s $10,000 kippa unravels the mystery of its origin
Marcia Freedman, responsible for historic yarmulke recently sold at Sotheby’s, says in 1981 she was a stay-at-home mom making skullcaps on the side
By Yaakov Schwartz
(JTA collage)
December 30, 2017, 12:18 am
10 inspiring Jews who died in 2017
Remembering those members of the tribe who accomplished great things in the arts, comedy, politics and leadership
By Gabe Friedman
Clockwise, from top left: Carrie Fisher, Jerry Lewis, Leonard Cohen and Zsa Zsa Gabor. (Getty Images/via JTA)
September 18, 2017, 1:20 pm
11 inspiring Jews who died in 5777
Remembering those who accomplished great things in the arts, sciences and politics
By Gabe Friedman
Jerry Seinfeld performs in Tel Aviv on December 19, 2015. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
August 24, 2017, 5:58 am
Netflix sets Seinfeld airing of special for September 19
First of two hour-long shows to feature new clips of funny man’s early days, as other standup acts jump on Netflix bandwagon
By Yaakov Schwartz
US comedian Jerry Lewis introducing himself to the studio audience at the start of the 34th annual Jerry Lewis Telethon to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association in Hollywood, September 5, 1999. (AFP/LUCY NICHOLSON)
August 21, 2017, 7:41 am
Stars pay tribute to late comedy icon Jerry Lewis
Celebrities say farewell to the figure whose career as an entertainer and charity-raiser spanned over 50 years
By AFP
Entertainer Jerry Lewis makes his opening remarks at the 25th Anniversary of the Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon fundraiser in Los Angeles, September 2, 1990. (AP Photo/Julie Markes/File)
August 20, 2017, 10:15 pm
Jerry Lewis, comedian, telethon host, dies at 91
Jewish entertainer who was ‘The Nutty Professor,’ but longed to play ‘Hamlet’, had a career spanning the 20th century
By Lindsey Bahr
In this August 24, 2016 photo, comedian Jerry Lewis reacts during an interview at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP)
August 20, 2017, 9:37 pm
Jewish funnyman Jerry Lewis, 91, has died, but his signature laugh lingers
The multifaceted filmmaker and philanthropist hit the boards at age 15 and never stopped honing his act
By Jordan Hoffman
Jerry Lewis in 'The Day the Clown Cried' (photo credit: Screenshot/YouTube)
June 18, 2016, 7:42 pm
30-minute clip of lost Jerry Lewis Holocaust film surfaces
Movie described by Jewish comedian as ‘bad, bad, bad’ was acquired by Library of Congress on condition it not be shown until June 2024
By ToI Staff
A still image from a scene of 'The Day the Clown Cried,' a film never released by its maker, comedian Jerry Lewis. (Screen capture YouTube)
January 6, 2016, 7:47 am
BBC releases docu on Jerry Lewis’ Holocaust film
Movie made in 1971 was never released; comedian recently said he was ’embarrassed at the poor work’
By JTA
Jerry Lewis in 'The Day the Clown Cried' (photo credit: Screenshot/YouTube)
August 12, 2013, 10:35 pm
Scenes emerge from lost Jerry Lewis Holocaust film
Footage from infamous project ‘The Day the Clown Cried’ uploaded to YouTube
By Lazar Berman
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