Pianist Mona Golabek brings Children of Willesden Lane to Calgary: April 19 & 20
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – When long-time Holocaust education volunteer Paula Lexier saw a production of The Children of Willesden Lane some five years ago,…
Entertainment
Jewish highlights at the Oscars
by Andrew Lapin (JTA) – With seven nominations for his most personal film ever, this could have been Steven Spielberg’s biggest year at the Academy…
A Jewish producer of ‘All Quiet On The Western Front’ sees his family history in the Oscar-winning Netflix film
by Andrew Lapin (JTA) — The film producer Daniel Dreifuss has only one surviving photo of a distant relative: his grandfather’s cousin, who fought for…
What about Weinberg? Calgary musician puts composer on the radar: March 28 at BTZ
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – Hard on the heels of their January joint program – Under the Radar: 30 Notable Canadian Jewish Musicians with author…
In Mel Brooks’ ‘History of the World Part II,’ Jewish jokes reign from BCE to the Beatles
by Jackie Hajdenberg (JTA) – This article contains spoilers for “History of the World Part II” which launched on Hulu and Disney plus on Purim…