Discovery Channel and PBS to air Holocaust documentaries for Yom Hashoah
by Curt Schleier (JTA) — Alan Moskin served in Patton’s 3rd Army as it liberated Mauthausen. The experience, he said in an unintentional wordplay, was…
Film
Edmonton Jewish Film Festival: A study in characters!
By Susan Schiffman (Edmonton) – What do an Israeli border guard, a Mexican mural painter and an Indian conductor have in common? They are all…
Edmonton Jewish Film Festival 2019: A study in characters
By Susan Schiffman (Edmonton) – What do an Israeli border guard, a Mexican mural painter and an Indian conductor have in common? They are all…
By comparing it to Anne Frank, this man nails the problem with Oscar winner ‘Green Book’
by Lior Zaltzman (This article originally appeared on Alma.) – When “Green Book” won the Academy Award for best movie on Sunday night, arguably the most…
This Iconic Jewish Deli Helped Make Ruth Bader Ginsburg a Feminist
by Arielle Kaplan (Nosher via JTA) – Warning: Herring may cause feminist heroes. Every legendary hero has an origin story, a moment in their lifetime…