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Jewish Telegraphic Agency contributor

“September 5” shows a team of ABC News producers struggling with live coverage decisions as tragedy unfolds in front of them during the 1972 Munich Olympic Games. (Courtesy of Paramount PIctures)
Posted inFilm

‘September 5’ focuses on news, not Jews, in dramatizing 1972 Munich attack on Israeli Olympians

by Stephen Silver December 13, 2024December 13, 2024

(JTA) — In “September 5,” the new movie depicting the abduction and murder of 11 Israeli athletes and coaches at the 1972 Munich Olympics, there are many echoes of Hamas’ […]

A group of schoolchildren read a news magazine in "June Zero," a new film depicting the Eichmann trial's reception in Israel. (Courtesy Cohen Media Group)
Posted inFilm

‘June Zero’: Film dramatizes Adolf Eichmann’s trial through the eyes of Israelis adjacent to it

by Stephen Silver July 1, 2024July 1, 2024
Eleven graduates of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College were ordained as rabbis in a ceremony in Abingdon, Pennsylvania, May 19, 2024. (Photo/JTA-Stephen Silver)
Posted inReligion

At Reconstructionist Rabbinical College ordination, divisions over Israel share stage with 11 new rabbis

by Stephen Silver May 20, 2024May 20, 2024
In "God and Country," a documentary produced by Rob Reiner, footage from real events showcases the signs and symbols of growing Christian nationalism in the United States. (Screenshot)
Posted inCulture, Film, TV & Film

In new documentary ‘God and Country,’ Rob Reiner shines a light on Christian nationalism

by Stephen Silver February 22, 2024February 22, 2024
Cleavon Little (left) and Gene Wilder in "Blazing Saddles."
Posted inTV & Film

‘Blazing Saddles’ marks a half-century of hilarity — and controversy

by Stephen Silver February 7, 2024
Barbra Streisand with director William Wyler (left) and Omar Sharif on the set of the film "Funny Girl," 1968. (Photo/JTA-Columbia Pictures-Getty Images)
Posted inUncategorized

The most Jewish moments from Barbra Streisand’s new memoir

by Stephen Silver December 5, 2023
Ebon Moss-Bachrach plays Richie in "The Bear." (Photo/JTA-FX-Hulu)
Posted inTV & Film

Hulu’s ‘The Bear’ brought up ‘Jewish lightning’: What does it mean, and is it antisemitic?

by Stephen Silver July 3, 2023July 3, 2023
Judd Hirsch plays a Holocaust survivor in "iMordecai." (Photo/FeMor Productions)
Posted inFilm

The real story behind Jewish family comedy ‘iMordecai’ and its unusual path to the big screen

by Stephen Silver and JTA February 27, 2023
a woman in a sparkly dress sings on stage
Posted inFilm

Disney+ doc traces Idina Menzel’s rise, from the bat mitzvah circuit to Broadway

by Stephen Silver and JTA December 12, 2022
From left to right: Paul Dano, Mateo Zoryna Francis-Deford and Michelle Williams as fictionalized members of Steven Spielberg's family in his film "The Fabelmans."(Photo/Courtesy Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment)
Posted inTV & Film

At ‘The Fabelmans’ premiere, Steven Spielberg discusses how his Jewish identity is portrayed in the autobiographical film

by Stephen Silver and JTA September 12, 2022

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