‘La La Land’ composer, Jewish actors take prizes at Golden Globes
LOS ANGELES (JTA) – Although many of the Jewish Golden Globes nominees went home empty handed, a few actors and filmmakers with Jewish ancestry —…
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Kirk Douglas, on his 100th birthday, looks back — and ahead
By Tom Tugend LOS ANGELES (JTA) – Kirk Douglas — actor, director, producer, author, philanthropist and Torah student — is celebrating his 100th birthday on Friday,…
7 Yom Kippur-themed shows to watch
By Linda Buchwald (JTA) — When it comes to Jewish holidays in pop culture, Hanukkah gets top billing — but that has more to do…
New Ken Burns film spotlights little-known Holocaust rescuers
By Ben Sales (JTA) — In 1940, as he was being transported to safety in the lower deck of a ship, the Jewish author Lion…
In ‘Blazing Saddles,’ Gene Wilder helped recall a fading black-Jewish alliance
By Andrew Silow-Carroll (JTA) — Last year I joined some 3,000 people at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark for a wide-screen showing of…