Jewish & Israeli Movies and Television Shows
Can eyewitness footage from the West Bank change minds about the occupation? Not hers
Film is only what the filmmaker shows and what a viewer takes away from it. It’s never free from a point of view.
Can a drama about the Yom Kippur War heal a divided Israel?
“We have a lot of forgotten wars,” said series co-creator Ron Leshem, “but this was the worst.”
Remembering Sean Connery with the secret Jewish history of James Bond
In honor of Sean Connery’s 90th birthday, we present the Jewish history of the character he immortalized.
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9 spooky, Jew-y films to watch for Halloween (8 of which aren’t ‘Hubie Halloween’)
In this year of fresh, daily horrors, we wouldn’t blame you for giving Halloween a pass. But if you’re in the mood for scares, here are our picks.
How to make Southern buttermilk biscuits
How to make Southern buttermilk biscuits
On his 125th birthday, the secret Jewish history of Buster Keaton
Buster Keaton was born on this day 125 years ago. He received his nickname from Harry Houdini, who was born Erik Weisz.
‘Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles’ is an orgy of baking and a feast for the eyes
I thought “Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles,” sounded like “The Great British Baking Show” on steroids. It is, and then some.
In ‘The Other Story,’ a tale of forgiveness as faith and family collide
“The Other Story,” presents case studies of two women on opposite sides of Orthodoxy and what those close to them make of their transitions.
In ‘Tehran,’ an agent caught between Iran and Israel can’t find her way home
The thriller evokes the pain some Iranian Jews feel living in Israel, helplessness to return home, but unwilling to forget where they came from.
In ‘Tehran,’ Iranian Jewish actor Shaun Toub strives for a multi-dimensional ‘bad guy’
Iranian Jew Shaun Toub stars in Apple TV’s Tehran
‘The Jewish Enquirer’ gives Brits a ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ of their own
The show is by no means an indictment of Britain as an antisemitic country, it nonetheless conjures something unique about British Jewry’s position.