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Tom Tugend

Tom Tugend

JJ Harel shows off his AAU medals. (Lucy Harel/via JTA)
September 18, 2022, 5:12 pm
14-year-old eyes 2028 Olympic high jump team, but under which flag?
JJ Harel needs to decide whether, if he gets there, to march into the Olympic stadium under the American, Australian or Israeli flag
By Tom Tugend
Mel Mermelstein recalls the horrors he experienced as a prisoner of the Aushwitz concentration camp (Getty Images via JTA)
February 9, 2022, 6:15 am
Mel Mermelstein, survivor who beat Holocaust deniers in court, dies at 95
Mermelstein took on Holocaust deniers who offered a reward to anyone who could prove Jews were gassed in Auschwitz, forcing them to pay him $90,000 to settle the case
By Tom Tugend
Still from Israeli director Eran Kolirin's latest film, 'Let It Be Morning,' written by Sayed Kashua. (Courtesy Cohen Media Group)
December 23, 2021, 5:31 pm
Israel’s controversial Oscar submission gets snubbed on the 2022 Academy shortlist
‘Let It Be Morning’ criticized by Palestinian cast for being categorized as Israeli; documentaries from Israel also miss spot on awards list
By Tom Tugend
Tom Dugan in a rehearsal for 'Tevye in New York.' (Courtesy of The Wallis/ via JTA)
June 28, 2021, 2:55 am
‘Tevye in New York’ imagines ‘Fiddler’ hero’s life beyond Anatevka
Sholem Aleichem’s beloved protagonist has the stage all to himself in Tom Dugan’s one-man show, driving home the immigrant experience at LA’s Wallis Theater through July 25
By Tom Tugend
Illustrative -- People walk through the campus of the UCLA college in Westwood, California on March 6, 2020 (Photo by MARK RALSTON/AFP via Getty Images via JTA)
January 22, 2021, 11:15 am
UCLA opens center for music of the ‘American Jewish experience’
Center aims to become a national leader in the exploration of Jewish music, and will combine academic study of music with practical preparation for future performers
By Tom Tugend
The Facebook page of the LA Jewish Journal (Screenshot)
October 19, 2020, 5:01 am
Jewish Journal of Los Angeles ceases print edition
Publisher hopes to resume print publication once synagogues reopen
By Tom Tugend
Marc Canter measures in case he needs to board up the doors and windows at Canter's Deli on Fairfax on Sunday, May 31, 2020. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images via JTA)
June 3, 2020, 2:01 am
LA Jews reeling after local institutions looted and burned in Floyd protests
Synagogues, schools and Jewish memorials vandalized with anti-Semitic, anti-Israel slogans, Jewish-owned businesses battered, particularly in Fairfax district
By Tom Tugend
US actor Kirk Douglas prays at Jerusalem's Western Wall, July 17, 2000. (Menahem KAHANA/AFP)
February 6, 2020, 10:01 am
Kirk Douglas, an iconic star who reconnected to Judaism after near-fatal crash
‘I always fasted on Yom Kippur,’ he told a reporter. ‘I still worked, but I fasted. And let me tell you, it’s not easy making love to Lana Turner on an empty stomach’
By Tom Tugend
Assassin Yigal Amir, as portrayed by Yehuda Nahari Halev, torches a poster of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in the film 'Incitement.' (Courtesy of PMKBNC/via JTA)
February 1, 2020, 11:44 am
‘Incitement’ director Yaron Zilberman tries to get inside head of Rabin’s killer
As film wins best motion picture of the year in Israel with controversial portrayal of Yigal Amir, American critics say plot ‘could have been ripped from recent US headlines’
By Tom Tugend
Joseph Pulitzer is one of the best-known journalists in American history. (Library of Congress/via JTA)
February 28, 2019, 3:56 pm
Documentary on Joseph Pulitzer recalls another era of president vs. the press
The Jewish immigrant campaigned against ‘all frauds and shams,’ owned America’s top paper, and founded journalism’s most prestigious prize. He is now subject of a film out March 1
By Tom Tugend
A participant joins in a 'Fiddler' reading at the Royal Theater in West Los Angeles, part of the Laemmle chain. (Courtesy of Laemmle.com/via JTA)
December 21, 2018, 5:04 am
A new Jewish Christmas tradition: Watching ‘Fiddler’ at your local movie theater
Showbiz hosts, singalongs, trivia and a costume contest are part of the fun at Laemmle Theatres’ holidays showings, which have spawned copycats in Chicago and Seattle
By Tom Tugend
Kurt Waldheim in a still from Ruth Beckermann’s film “The Waldheim Waltz.” (Courtesy of Ruth Beckermann via JTA)
October 17, 2018, 3:49 am
New film sees seeds of rise of modern right in election of Nazi Kurt Waldheim
‘The Waldheim Waltz’ looks back at the protests surrounding the former UN chief’s election as Austrian president after his Nazi past was revealed, and sees portents for today
By Tom Tugend
Illustrative image of 3D medical background with DNA strands. (iStock by Getty Images /kirstypargeter)
September 16, 2018, 5:49 pm
UCLA’s Michael Grunstein wins Lasker award for study of DNA proteins
Romanian-born son of Holocaust survivors shares prestigious prize with C. David Allis for research into histones
By Tom Tugend
Tim Kalkhof and Sarah Adler in a scene from 'The Cakemaker.' (Strand Releasing/via JTA)
June 29, 2018, 4:30 pm
In ‘The Cakemaker,’ a gay lover and straight woman long for the same man
Despite its risque theme, Israeli filmmaker Ofir Raul Graizer’s debut proves identity is half-baked. Opening June 29, it’s been taking a slice out of the film fest circuit
By Tom Tugend
Armie Hammer, left, and Israeli actress Gal Gadot presenting the Academy Award for best hair and makeup at the ceremony in Los Angeles, March 4, 2018. (Craig Sjodin /Getty Images via JTA)
March 5, 2018, 9:17 pm
Oscars 2018: For Jewish nominees, a night to forget
Gal Gadot stuns with Art Deco-style necklace from Tiffany’s and joins other stars in surprising movie-goers with gifts
By Tom Tugend
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