Dan Buffa, Special For The Jewish Light
• Published January 24, 2022
Imagine screening a movie for legendary Jewish director Steven Spielberg. You’re not showing mom and dad your movie; it’s just one of the best filmmakers of all time getting ready to watch your movie in your home.
The thing you spent countless...
PJ Grisar, The Forward
• Published December 13, 2021
Editor’s Note: The director Steven Spielberg turns 75 on Dec. 18. To mark that momentous occasion, the Forward is running a series of essays reassessing his films. This story was originally published on December 13. Sign up here to get the latest stories...
Benjamin Ivry, Forward
• Published October 7, 2021
Jan Brokken’s “The Just” recounts how in wartime Lithuania, Dutch consul Jan Zwartendijk and Japanese consul Chiune Sugihara saved thousands of lives by issuing permits admitting Jewish refugees to the Dutch colony of Curaçao by way of Japan....
Dan Buffa, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published June 11, 2021
When it comes to general movie fans, Steven Spielberg's name brings out a few different film classics: "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial," "Saving Private Ryan," and "Jurassic Park." Maybe a few others. But they often forget about gems such as "Catch Me...
(JTA) — An Oscar-winning documentary about the experience of Hungarian Jews during the Holocaust that was produced by Steven Spielberg will be made available for streaming on Netflix.
“The Last Days” will be remastered from the original 35 mm...
PRAGUE -- The factory in which Oskar Schindler saved moer than 1,000 Jews from concentration camps will be declared a cultural heritage site even as it faces possible demolition. The eastern Bohemian factory in the town of Brnenec is set to be declared...
By Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published January 25, 2012
B'nai mitzvah mitzvah When Central Reform Congregation members Michael Getty and Brian Vetruba decided to become b'nai mitzvah together, the couple wanted a mitzvah project that was not only meaningful to them but also beneficial to the entire St. Louis...
SIX DEGREES (NO BACON) | JEWISH CELEBRITY ROUNDUP NEW YORK (6nobacon.com)—The 2012 Academy Award nominations came out Tuesday and it seems like Billy Crystal will be hosting a big ol' Jewish party, providing traction to those who advance the canard...
LOS ANGELES -- The movie industry’s two veteran super-Jews, Steven Spielberg and Woody Allen, did not walk off with the most prestigious awards at the Golden Globe Awards, but neither did they go home empty-handed. “The Adventures of Tintin” earned...
By Cate Marquis, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published December 21, 2011
With kids on winter break and Hollywood delivering some of the year's likely Oscar contenders, now's a great time to take in some movies. Films for everyone abound this time of year. While many excellent ones such as "The Descendants" and "My Week with...
