Lin-Manuel Miranda and my German-Jewish grandma both made ‘the Heights’ what it is
by Steve North (New York Jewish Week via JTA) — Several years before skyrocketing to superstardom with “Hamilton,” Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote the music and lyrics…
Film
EJFF opens with a discussion on Black-Jewish relations and a closer look at “Shared Legacies”
By Jeremy Appel This year’s Edmonton Virtual Jewish Film Festival kicked off on May 2 with an online screening of Shared Legacies: The African American-Jewish…
A stellar virtual EJFF will screen in your own homes – from May 2 to 11
(AJNews) – Here is a look at the films that will be screened at the Virtual Edmonton Jewish Film Festival (EJFF), from May 2 –…
All flights to the Virtual Edmonton Jewish Film Festival are embarking now!
by Susan Schiffman (AJNews) – Are you tired of staring at the same four walls? We have good news. The Edmonton Jewish Film Festival Committee…
Steven Spielberg launches foundation to fund Jewish-themed documentaries
by Gabe Friedman (JTA) — Steven Spielberg has launched a film foundation called Jewish Story Partners to fund documentaries that “tell stories about a diverse…