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Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg
Posted inCulture

Steven Spielberg wins Grammy, becoming 9th Jew in elite EGOT ranks

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer February 2, 2026February 5, 2026

(JTA) — The legendary director Steven Spielberg has become the ninth Jew to secure “EGOT” status after winning a Grammy for producing a documentary about the music of John Williams. […]

Norman Weiss (center) in Golden Gate Park in 1963
Posted inFilm

Like Sammy Fabelman (and Steven Spielberg), these Bay Area students faced antisemitism in the 1960s

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten March 10, 2023February 14, 2024
Steven Spielberg poses with the awards for best director and best picture for "The Fabelmans" at the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles, Jan. 10, 2023.(Photo/JTA-Kevin Mazur-Getty Images)
Posted inFilm

Steven Spielberg on ‘Fabelmans’ Golden Globe: My mom is ‘up there kvelling’

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA January 11, 2023
Screenshot from the movie: a teenage boy inspects a strip of film under a magnifying glass
Posted inTV & Film

‘The Fabelmans’: Steven Spielberg’s long ride down memory lane is a Jewish boy’s dream movie — literally

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar and Forward November 17, 2022November 17, 2022
Playwright and screenwriter Tony Kushner (left) speaks with Stanford students who attended his talk on "Munich," Oct. 19, 2022 (Photo/Andrew Esensten)
Posted inCulture

At Stanford, screenwriter Tony Kushner reflects on ‘Munich’ and the controversy surrounding it

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten October 20, 2022October 31, 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
The cast of "CODA" hold their award for Best Picture in the press room during the 94th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 27, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Frederic J. Brown-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inCulture

Oscars 2022: the most memorable Jewish moments

by Andrew Lapin and JTA March 28, 2022March 29, 2022
Ivan Reitman attends the "Ghostbusters: Afterlife" world premiere, Nov. 15, 2021 in New York City. (Photo/JTA-Theo Wargo-Getty Images for Sony Pictures)
Posted inCelebrity Jews

The Jews go to the Oscars; The Jews go to the Super Bowl; Ivan Reitman dies

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky February 16, 2022February 16, 2022
Andrew Garfield in "Tick, Tick ... BOOM!"
Posted inFilm

Spielberg, Gyllenhaal, Garfield among 2022 Jewish Oscar nominees

by Andrew Lapin and JTA February 8, 2022
David Alvarez as Bernardo in Steven Spielberg's "West Side Story" remake. (Photo/JTA-Niko Tavernise-Twentieth Century Fox)
Posted inTV & Film

Golden Globes 2022: Andrew Garfield, and Steven Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story,’ win big

by JTA January 10, 2022

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