Jewish & Israeli Movies and Television Shows
‘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.
Would Tevye vote for Trump or Biden? 25 fictional Jews weigh in.
From Alexander Portnoy to Midge and Joel Maisel, here’s how our favorite fictional Jews are voting in the November election.
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The secret Jewish history of ‘Dune’
The trailer to “Dune” has dropped. And its author Frank Herbert’s vision owes much to Judaism.
For Sean Connery’s 90th birthday, 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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Sweet apple cake for Rosh Hashanah Shabbat
Sweet apple cake for Rosh Hashanah Shabbat
In Seth Rogen’s ‘American Pickle,’ a salty tale of preserving (at least some) Jewish traditions
It’s surprisingly easy to read “An American Pickle”as a metaphor for Seth Rogen’s most recent controversy.
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Why Carl Reiner was the dreamiest boss I ever had
He was probably the only star who directed movies, won 12 Emmys and made kasha varnishkes.
‘I wouldn’t be doing what I’m doing if I wasn’t a Jew’ — Tamar Manasseh’s brave journey
Being Black tells you something “should” be done. Being Jewish tells you it “can” be done.
‘Hamilton’ director set for new film of ‘Fiddler’
Miracle of miracles, we’re getting another film adaptation of “Fiddler on the Roof.” And this time, the director’s Jewish.
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Why filmmaker Sasha Neulinger is sharing his story of abuse
“I was able to watch my childhood self through an objective lens and I was able to see a beautiful child and most importantly — a child.”
What to watch after ‘Unorthodox’
Jonesing for more “Unorthodox?” These films might do the trick.