Simi Horwitz is a feature writer and film reviewer based in New York City. In 2022, she received first place for film criticism from the Society for Feature Journalism, and in 2023, a New York Press Club Award for an Entertainment News feature; and three Los Angeles Press Club Awards, including first place for film criticism — all for pieces published in the Forward.
Simi Horwitz
By Simi Horwitz
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Culture 50 years after its debut, ‘Hester Street’ reminds us what it means to be a Jew in America
Joan Micklin Silver's classic indie is a bittersweet fable of immigrant assimilation
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Film & TV In a gripping film set in 1930’s Tel Aviv, lovers fight the tide of terrorism and colonialism
Michael Winterbottom's 'Shoshana' sets a passionate love story against a volatile political backdrop
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Art How Marc Chagall mastered color and made Jewish painting kosher
A New Orleans exhibit examines Chagall's popularity and influence
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Culture The woman who stared down Chris Christie is the star of a new movie — you can stop calling her ‘a feisty Jewish grandmother’
Former New Jersey state Senator Loretta Weinberg is the subject of the documentary 'Politics Is a Mother'
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Oct. 7: One Year Later Even in a time of grief and anguish, the show and the art must go on
'Seeking Joy' was originally conceived as a light, celebratory exhibit — after Oct. 7, 2023, everything changed
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Film & TV He was guilty of armed robbery, but was the murder case against him antisemitic?
An intriguing new film revisits the criminal trial of Pierre Goldman
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Film & TV In the story of a Jewish teenager coming out and coming of age, a brilliantly understated film
Jeremy Borison's 'Unspoken' is a triumph for a debut film director
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Film & TV Critically acclaimed Israeli film offers great performances, family tension, and nostalgia for an unsavory past
Ayelet Menahemi’s 'Seven Blessings' won 10 Israeli Oscars, including best picture
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