(JTA) — Eugene Ginter was 12 days shy of his sixth birthday when he was liberated from Auschwitz in January 1945. Emaciated and alone, Ginter landed first in a hospital and then in an orphanage in Krakow, the Polish city where he was born. Several...
Ellen Futterman, Editor-in-Chief
• Published September 13, 2022
Mark your calendars for Sunday, Sept. 18, for not one but two noteworthy events.
The first, returning after a three-year delay because of COVID, is the Jewish arts and culture festival, Sababa, featuring dozens of visual artists, kid-friendly musical...
(JTA) — When I spoke recently at a conference on fighting antisemitism, I offered up one practical suggestion that might have surprised attendees: “I hope you’ll watch ‘Mo’ on Netflix.”
I was on a panel called “Combating Hate Through Coalition...
(JTA) – Julia Garner and Brett Goldstein were the big Jewish Emmy winners Monday night, as both actors took home statuettes on television’s starriest night.
Garner scored her third win for best supporting actress in a drama for her role on Netflix’s...
Ellen Futterman, Editor-in-Chief
• Published September 13, 2022
They say all good things are worth waiting for. That’s certainly how organizers of the second Sababa Jewish Arts and Cultural Festival are approaching this year’s event, after postponing it twice, in 2020 and 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“This...
Jordan Palmer and Dan Buffa, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published September 12, 2022
Jewish actor, stand-up comic and writer Brett Goldstein has won his second Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor for Ted Lasso. Goldstein won his first Emmy for the role last year, and Monday night won again. Viewers might remember that his acceptance...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published September 12, 2022
Julia Garner, a two time Emmy winner has added a third statue to her mantel and could potentially win a fourth tonight. The double nominee just won the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role as "Ruth" in Ozark. She is also nominated...
JUDITH NEWMARK, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published September 12, 2022
Much of the expansive, loosely-defined oeuvre of Jewish theater is set in the past. From such towering titles as “Fiddler on the Roof” and “The Diary of Anne Frank” to such less-celebrated but essential pieces as “Brighton Beach Memoirs,”...
JACKIE HAJDENBERG, JTA
• Published September 12, 2022
(JTA) — In a move that is already thrilling some Jewish audiences and stirring controversy among other international fans and activists, Marvel Studios announced that an Israeli comic book hero will appear in the next installment of its Captain America...
By Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published September 12, 2022
COVID-19 has left a trail of unpleasant byproducts over the past 2卦 years, including mental health issues. A study conducted by the COVID States Project found that young adults are the group hardest hit by COVID-related depression. A National Alliance...
TORONTO (JTA) — It would be difficult to debate what Steven Spielberg’s “most Jewish” film has been, after a career with highlights such as “Schindler’s List” and “Munich.” But it’s now clear what the famed director’s most personal...
By Abigail Klein Leichman, Israel21c
• Published September 12, 2022
(Israel21c via JNS) -- First there was Wonder Woman Gal Gadot. Now there’s Sabra, an Israeli superhero to be played by another popular Israeli actress, Shira Haas, in the film “Captain America: New World Order.”
Sabra made her first appearance...
