Articles from Curt Schleier

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Matthew Broderick (left) plays a biology teacher and Geza Rohrig a Hasidic Jew who seeks his advice after the death of his wife. (Photo/All About the 360, Inc.)

In ‘To Dust,’ a Hasidic cantor and a biology teacher grapple with death

by Curt Schleier and JTA February 25, 2019

An older woman in sits in a chair being interviewed

Film

Claude Lanzmann’s posthumous ‘Shoah’ sequel ‘Four Sisters’ is sadly relevant

by Curt Schleier and JTA November 19, 2018

Itzhak Perlman enters the ballpark before playing the national anthem at a New York Mets game in 2016 (Photo/Courtesy Greenwich Entertainment)

‘Itzhak’ reveals genius and generosity of one of the great violin superstars

by Curt Schleier April 2, 2018April 3, 2018

Melissa Rosenberg, left, with Krysten Ritter at the New York premiere of the second season of "Jessica Jones," March 7, 2018. (Photo/JTA-Matthew Eisman-Getty Images)

Marin-born ‘Jessica Jones’ creator on feminist superheroes and women directors

by Curt Schleier March 27, 2018April 2, 2018

Arthur Miller's tumultuous public and private lives are the subject of a new HBO documentary. (Arthur Miller Archive/Robert Miller/HBO)

Arthur Miller through the eyes of his daughter, unguarded and intimate

by Curt Schleier March 15, 2018March 23, 2018

Scarlett Johansson learning about her ancestry on “Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr.” (Screenshot/“Finding Your Roots”)

Watching ‘Finding Your Roots,’ family learns they are related to Scarlett Johansson

by Curt Schleier November 3, 2017March 23, 2018

Ralph Friedman stars in "Street Justice: The Bronx" on the Discovery Channel. (Photo/Courtesy Discovery Channel)

This Jewish TV star was once New York’s toughest cop

by Curt Schleier September 13, 2017March 23, 2018

Gould sits outside in dim sunlight gazing through lush foliage

Art, Culture, Photography

Celebrity photographer shifts focus to Holocaust survivors

by Curt Schleier April 24, 2017April 24, 2017

chastain sits cradling two lion cubs

Culture, Film, TV & Film

Jessica Chastain relishes role of Holocaust heroine in ‘Zookeeper’s Wife’

by Curt Schleier March 30, 2017March 23, 2018

Brianna Perez holds a violin while Joe Feingold looks on

Art, Culture, Film, TV & Film

Try not to cry during this Oscar-nominated tale of a Holocaust survivor’s violin

by Curt Schleier February 21, 2017March 23, 2018