Two New Documentaries Bring Holocaust Survivors To The Big Screen
Gradually, a picture emerged of survivors who had each experienced a different horror, but who all shared the pain of living with the memory.
Haredi Comedian Is Hilarious
After giving a talk at a melaveh malka about his work experience a few years ago, people told him he had enough material to do a standup routine. They were right.
Powerful Film On The Complicated Legacy Of Shimon Peres
There are still some who believe that, had Peres beaten Netanyahu, there would have been a peace deal.
Controversial Hitler Documentary Is Powerful Despite Flaws
Are we really trying to understand what made his brain feel it was acceptable to attempt to wipe out a people, or are we trying to figure out why in 2021 are there people who may want to do what he failed to do?
Yissachar Dror – Yachid Bimlucha – You Are a Star
Dror started gathering songs to record an album and while that was getting underway, his brother-in-law introduced him to his now-wife. The album, entitled Yachid Bimlucha – You are a Star, started to take shape and reflected a multitude of emotions and musical styles.
A ‘Legend of Destruction’ for Our Time
A new film about the fall of the Second Temple reminds us that our disputes must never be allowed to deteriorate into a rift resulting in destruction.
October 7 On The Stage: A Gut-Punch That Should Be Seen By All
The roles the actors play are all inherently difficult, as it is impossible to recreate what one would feel like during a massacre.
Golda: A Masterful Film About Israel’s Wartime Female Prime Minister
As a woman in particular in a war room, [Golda Meir] had to take control of the situation and make them understand that her voice as going to be an important part of the whole thing and they should not sideline her, Mirren agreed.
The Potent Story Of Capturing One Of The Worst Criminals: A Film Review of...
Kingsley is extremely convincing as a man who tries at first to say he only pushed paper and is not culpable for the crimes and thinks he can outsmart the Israelis.
Theater Review: Silence Meant Safety, But One Woman Put Her Life In Danger
“We Will Not Be Silent” tells the story of Sophie Scholl, a German college student who placed anti-Nazi leaflets at her college and was hanged for her "crime."
One Last Adventure For A Dozen Seniors
These eleven nursing home residents and their accompanying staff from the Connecticut nursing home could represent any of us or our own loved ones...
Guys and Dolls in Jerusalem
Guys and Dolls in Jerusalem
Music, Monologues, and Mikva Memories: More than Entertainment
Mikva, the Musical, is produced under the non-profit aegis of Raise Your Spirits Theatre, an educational theater company dedicated to Torah values led by Klein Greenwald and Tamar Rubin along with a large cast of female performers and supporters.
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Ukraine
Hasidic-based film "Talking to God" wins international film festival awards. A discussion with the director.
New Film About Polish Jewry Makes Emotional Debut
Rabbi Lau is a world class speaker. When he relates stories, even concentration camp stories, the audience is mesmerized. As we would soon discover, he is in the movie as well.
The Memory Alive
The most uplifting aspect of the film was the footage from the displaced persons camps.
From Dealing Drugs To Lubavitcher Hugs, Canadian Jew Finds Path To Hashem After A...
Money from club-promoting life allowed him to stop dealing marijuana, but when he felt spiritually lost, he searched for spirituality.
A First In Israel: A Major Movie That Is Not Shown On Shabbat
TEL AVIV - In what is considered a breakthrough in Israel's film industry, director Gidi Dar has managed to create a major motion picture depicting the haredi lifestyle in the Meah Shearim district of Jerusalem.
Actor Is Ready To Raise The “Roof” Once Again As Tevye In Yiddish Fiddler
The sad truth is that audiences now know that violence against Jews is no longer relegated to stories from years ago of the Russian czar kicking Jews out of Russia, but seen in Pittsburgh, New York, Los Angeles, and across the globe.
A Testimony Of Atrocities: A Review of ‘Who Will Write Our History’
The documentary, which includes simple re-enactments with actors, will make you cry and will make you angry.
Comedian Daniel Lobell Returns to Spanish Roots in Comedic Documentary “Reconquistador!”
Lobell’s hilarious documentary brings humor to an otherwise poignant visit to a place where so much culture and history have been lost.
The Last of the Unjust
Neither helpless victims nor able to escape the killer’s clutches, the leaders had to make impossible choices on a daily basis in a never-ending dance with the devil.