New documentary series explores centuries of Russian Jewish life
By Ben Harris In 1894, a Jewish military officer in France, Alfred Dreyfus, was sentenced to life imprisonment for treason for allegedly passing state secrets…
Film
‘Fauda’ screenwriter wanted to depict terrorists as ‘real human beings’
by Curt Schleier (JTA) — Moshe Zonder noticed it quickly: “My students are completely serious. They are writing. They are doing the assignments. All of…
Netflix film ‘The Angel’ spotlights Egyptian spy who helped Israel
By Naomi Pfefferman LOS ANGELES (JTA) — In 1993, filmmaker Ariel Vromen was part of an Israeli air force rescue unit sent in to Lebanon to…
Ben Kingsley carried a photo of Elie Wiesel with him while filming ‘Operation Finale’
By Naomi Pfefferman LOS ANGELES (JTA) — Ask Ben Kingsley about why he was keen to portray Nazi criminal Adolf Eichmann in the new film…
Why Spike Lee’s ‘BlacKkKlansman’ is a cautionary tale for 21st-century Jews
By Charles Dunst Spoilers for “BlacKkKlansman” below. NEW YORK (JTA) — In 1965, two young Jewish men, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner, were murdered along with black…