Anna Strishkowa knew she was a Holocaust survivor, but she knew little else about her life. Strishkowa is an 84-year-old microbiologist from Kyiv, Ukraine. In 1943 she was registered as a prisoner at Auschwitz. She was eventually liberated...

As the weather heats up, the lure of enticing cultural events pulls people out to hear live music, see a play, tour an exhibit, sit spellbound at an opera, linger at a flower show, attend a dance concert or enjoy a special outing with the kids or grandkids....

“Vindicta” In “Vindicta,” 19-year-old Hannah (Devon Ross) is about to be sent into hiding. Her parents plan to conceal her Jewish identity by changing her name to Anna and obtaining a falsified death certificate. But before she can escape,...

  March signals the start of spring — and the return of the St. Louis Jewish Film Festival for a 31st year. From March 15–26, the festival will feature moving documentaries, gripping historical and romantic dramas, sharp-witted dramedies...

If you’ve already watched the new HBO documentary “Mel Brooks: The 99-Year-Old Man!” you may want to rewind Episode 2 and pay a little closer attention. About an hour and six minutes in, the laughter slows and the praise briefly pauses. Director...

  The 31st Annual St. Louis Jewish Film Festival returns March 15 to 26, at B&B Theatres in Creve Coeur, bringing six days of international cinema to the community. The festival will present 12 films—documentaries, dramas and comedies—from...

(JTA) — When Judd Apatow was growing up on Long Island, there was no debate about who ruled the comedy world. “Nobody was funnier than Mel Brooks,” Apatow once wrote. “Mel Brooks was the king.” Decades later, after himself becoming a prolific...

(JTA) — It was a “Supreme” Oscar-nominations morning for Timothée Chalamet and the heavily Jewish period sports comedy he stars in. “Marty Supreme” picked up nine Academy Award nominations Thursday, including best picture and best actor...

  A new two-part HBO documentary, “Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!” premieres Jan. 22 and 23, tracing the career of one of American comedy’s most influential figures. Directed by Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio, the film revisits...

  It’s been 60 years since The Riddler started causing headaches for Gotham City on primetime TV. On Jan. 12, 1966, “Batman” arrived in American homes in living color as a half-hour series. The episode, “Hi Diddle Riddle,” introduced...

A ping-pong movie shouldn’t feel like a crime thriller. And yet Jewish director Josh Safdie turns “Marty Supreme” into a pressure-cooker story about a Lower East Side striver who treats table tennis like a hustle, a stage, and a way out. Safdie’s...

  Israeli director/screenwriter Joseph Cedar’s next film project, a thriller called “Useful Idiots,” is set to star Meryl Streep and Sigourney Weaver, The Hollywood Reporter reported on Friday. Cedar will direct the film from a script...