This is the Forward’s coverage of Jewish comedian Mel Brooks.
Mel Brooks
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Looking Forward As Mel Brooks turns 99, his wisdom matters more than ever
And its greatest outlet might be 'The 2000 Year Old Man'
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Culture 10 things we can (probably) expect from ‘Spaceballs 2’
The sequel to Mel Brooks’ ‘Star Wars’ spoof will look like this
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Books The golden age for American Jews is over — and wow was it short
Considering the 'eminent' lives of Leonard Bernstein, Mel Brooks, Betty Friedan and Norman Mailer, David Denby ponders the end of an era
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Sports How Yiddish inspired the Philadelphia Eagles’ winning play in Super Bowl 2025
The Jewish legacy of the 'tush push'
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Film & TV The secret Jewish history of Dick Van Dyke
The veteran comic actor's eponymous TV show was the brainchild of Carl Reiner and bears a passing resemblance to 'Seinfeld'
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Culture ‘Blazing Saddles’ marks a half-century of hilarity — and controversy
Released 50 years ago this week, Mel Brooks’ film broke Hollywood taboos while skewering racism
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Culture Leading his star-studded cast of schnooks, Donald Trump is producing his very own ‘Springtime for Hitler’
After yet another indictment, life in Trumpworld is uncannily imitating Mel Brooks' 'Producers'
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Film & TV The surprisingly gradual but unmistakably dramatic transformation of Mel Brooks
Jeremy Dauber's 'Disobedient Jew' demonstrates why the comic and filmmaker's work was markedly different in his early years
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