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Emily Burack

JTA correspondent

"The Influence of Soros," written by the journalist Emily Tamkin, dives into the influence of Jewish billionaire philanthropist George Soros.
Posted inPhilanthropy

Emily Tamkin wrote the book on George Soros. Here’s what she has to say about those conspiracy theories.

by Emily Burack and JTA July 2, 2020July 2, 2020
Rapper Nissim Black's new single says that he's "Hitler's worst nightmare." (Screenshot from "Mothaland Bounce" video)
Posted inCulture

Orthodox rapper Nissim Black reintroduces himself to the world

by Emily Burack and JTA February 19, 2020
Jewish stars Natalie Portman, Taika Waititi and Timothée Chalamet pose in the press room during the 92nd Annual Academy Awards (Photo/JTA-Steve Granitz-WireImage)
Posted inCelebrity Jews

Taika Waititi’s big win and 5 other Jewish moments from the 2020 Oscars

by Emily Burack and JTA February 10, 2020February 10, 2020
Elizabeth Wurtzel (JTA/Neville Elder/Corbis via Getty Images)
Posted inHealth

‘Prozac Nation’ author Elizabeth Wurtzel dies of breast cancer at age 52

by Emily Burack and JTA January 8, 2020
Tony Shalhoub with Rachel Brosnahan in season 3 of "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel." (Photo/Amazon Studios)
Posted inTV

How his Lebanese American upbringing helps Tony Shalhoub play a Jewish dad on ‘Mrs. Maisel’

by Emily Burack and JTA December 6, 2019December 6, 2019
Joe Pesci (left) and Robert De Niro star in Martin Scorsese's "The Irishman." (Netflix)
Posted inFilm

Are the Jewish mobsters referenced in ‘The Irishman’ real?

by Emily Burack and JTA December 3, 2019December 3, 2019
Jason Brown at the 2019 ISU World Figure Skating Championships at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, March 21, 2019. /JTA-ISU-Getty Images
Posted inSports

Jewish Olympian Jason Brown now skates to music from ‘Schindler’s List’

by Emily Burack and JTA November 5, 2019
Taika Waititi, center, wrote and directed "Jojo Rabbit." Roman Griffin Davis, jumping to his right, co-stars. (Photo/Kimberley French-Twentieth Century Fox)
Posted inFilm

‘Jojo Rabbit’ is a satirical lesson in how children learn to hate

by Emily Burack and JTA October 21, 2019October 23, 2019
Jodi Kantor's new book "She Said," written with her New York Times colleague Megan Twohey, gives readers an inside look at the reporting of the Harvey Weinstein story and others integral to the #MeToo movement. (Photo/JTA-Martin Schoeller-70 Faces Media Montage)
Posted inBooks

Jodi Kantor on what’s changed since her Weinstein story unleashed a #MeToo wave

by Emily Burack and JTA October 15, 2019October 15, 2019
Borstein at a mic, raising her trophy up high
Posted inTV & Film

‘Maisel’ star’s Holocaust survivor grandmother, and other Jewish Emmy moments

by Emily Burack and JTA September 23, 2019

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