Jackie Mason was a Jewish American comedy icon. These videos show why.
BY PHILISSA CRAMER (JTA) — Jackie Mason, who died Saturday at 93, didn’t always set out to be a comedian. In fact, it wasn’t until he…
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In ‘Lansky,’ Harvey Keitel puts the legendary gangster’s Jewishness front and center
by Stephen Silver (JTA) — Perhaps no American Jewish actor has been so closely associated with crime films as Harvey Keitel. During a career now…
Quentin Tarantino opens up about learning Hebrew, his life in Tel Aviv and being an ‘abba’
by Gabe Friedman (JTA) — Yes, Quentin Tarantino is learning Hebrew — at the same speed as his toddler. The famed non-Jewish American director, who…
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…
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…