Timothée Chalamet’s grandfather was an important Jewish writer from the Bronx
By Jackie Hajdenberg (The New York Jewish Week via JTA) – Jewish actor Timothée Chalamet is everywhere these days — including in Washington Square Park, where he recently…
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‘A Real Pain’ is Jesse Eisenberg’s love letter to Poland, the country his family left under duress
by Jackie Hajdenberg (JTA) — In Jesse Eisenberg’s new film, a pair of American Jewish cousins on a heritage tour of Poland sneak back onto…
Beth Tzedec Congregation Jewish Film Festival announces Program Changes
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – Due, in large part, to the dynamic nature of Israeli filmmaking and distribution, there have been some changes to the…
24th annual Calgary Jewish Film Festival features world class films from November 2 – 17
By Maxine Fischbein (Calgary) – The Beth Tzedec Congregation Jewish Film Festival, taking place the first three weeks of November, will be rolling out the…
Alex Edelman wins Emmy for ‘Just For Us,’ his HBO comedy special on antisemitism and Jewish identity
by Ben Sales (JTA) — Alex Edelman won an Emmy for “Just For Us,” his comedy special about attending a white supremacist meeting that put…