5 Jewish movies without tragic endings
Jewish movies are often depressing. The Holocaust, the Munich Massacre, a pogrom — it’s hard to find a film without a tragedy. We found...
The good, the bad and the ugly of non-Jews playing Jews
Jewish characters have been played by non-Jews going back to medieval mystery plays about the crucifixion of Jesus. Since then, portrayals of Jews have...
‘Velvet Underground’ withstands test of time
By Sasha Rogelberg
Before Lou Reed proclaimed, “My God is rock ’n’ roll,” The Velvet Underground frontman was a Jewish boy who grew up in...
The greatest Holocaust movie ever made debuted on 9/11
By Rich Brownstein
On Sept. 11, 2001, the greatest Holocaust film ever made, before or since, premiered at a festival — and quickly disappeared, largely...
Kenneth Feinberg helps 9/11 families find ‘Worth’ in Obama-produced Netflix movie
Review
By Andrew Lapin
At a key moment in the new Netflix film “Worth,” Kenneth Feinberg, the real-life architect of the compensation fund for 9/11 victims,...
Why are we still so obsessed with Hitler?
By Andrew Lapin
“Is it possible to make a film like this without contributing to the Nazi Cinematic Universe?”
This line of narration comes early in...
Filmmakers constructed a shtetl for a WWII film. Now they want to preserve it...
In the woods of northern Ukraine, construction workers have built an island in time: a shtetl. That’s the Yiddish word for the type of...
What happens when American Jews ‘watch’ the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
By Andrew Lapin
A Jewish college student sits alone in a dark room watching a series of short videos. They are filmed altercations from the...
‘Sublet’ charms but doesn’t dazzle
By Sasha Rogelberg
If director Eytan Fox wanted his film “Sublet” to be an easy summer watch, he succeeded; if he wanted the film to...
Shira Haas gives life to a devastating illness in the decorated Israeli film ‘Asia’
By Simi Horwitz
Shira Haas, the Israeli actress who vaulted into superstardom with her roles in the TV series “Shtisel” and “Unorthodox,” has a track...
