In the slums of Tel Aviv, a disturbing tale of Beauty meeting the Beast
Macabit Abramson’s ‘Woman Alive’ is a cinematically riveting tale of a woman who abandons her family and embarks on a seedy journey of self-discovery.
A Jewish prisoner. An SS officer. A forbidden relationship. An absolutely stunning documentary.
In ‘Love It Was Not,’ Maya Sarfaty tells the engrossing story of the relationship between SS officer Franz Wunsch and Jewish inmate Helena Citron.
As mathematic geniuses go, this Jewish enigma was no Stephen Hawking
Stan Ulam, the title character in the film “The Adventures of a Mathematician,” helped build the atomic bomb at Los Alamos, New Mexico.
How two visionary Jewish nightclub owners changed the face of entertainment
From the 1960s to the 1970s, Mister Kelly’s in Chicago played host to the most hip, daring and provocative names in show biz.
Remembering a visit with the late Ed Asner, star of ‘Mary Tyler Moore’ and ‘Lou Grant’
On his 2012 return to Broadway, epoke about his religion, his career and his final wishes.
In Facebook’s first documentary, a self-taught photography expert becomes an unlikely 9/11 hero
Before he became creative director of the 9/11 museum, Michael Shulan, a struggling novelist in Soho, had no serious curatorial credentials
Confronting America’s ugly history of forced sterilization
“Belly of the Beast” is an exposé of human rights abuses in California-based women’s prisons — specifically, forced sterilizations of Black females.
Is the organ donation system run by a ‘God Committee’? This writer-director wants us to ask.
At the heart of the film, a question looms: Isn’t it worth sacrificing a few for the benefit of many?
In Hebron, a soldier’s life filled with brutality and boredom
In Rona Segal’s documentary “Mission: Hebron,” soldiers describe their troubling experiences serving in the Israel Defense Forces.
How a former Anglican monk’s story inspired a gay French-Jewish romance
The French film ‘Summer of ‘85’ was adapted from the 1982 young adult novel ‘Dance on my Grave’ by Aiden Chambers.