The real history behind HBO’s ‘The Plot Against America’
By Lior Zaltzman (JTA) — The new TV show based on Philip Roth‘s novel “The Plot Against America,” helmed by David Simon, the Jewish creator of “The…
Arts
“Welcome to Brad Wall’s Bar Mitzvah”
By Daniel Moser (AJNews) – “Welcome to Brad Wall’s Bar Mitzvah,” Alberta Premier Jason Kenney exclaimed as he greeted the crowd at the 69th B’nai…
‘Blazing Saddles’ still stands as one of the great comedies — and the Mel Brooks film teaches lessons, too
By Marc Brodsky (JTA) — Confined by the coronavirus plague over the Passover holiday, what better way to satisfy your hankering for freedom than seeing…
PJ Library has recourses for families
The world has thrown families across the country a major curveball, but even as the majority of us are stuck at home, PJ Library is…
Brazilian-Israeli family performs home-quarantine version of ‘Hallelujah’
by Marcus M. Gilban RAANANA, Israel (JTA) — A video clip featuring an Israel family performing “Hallelujah” has garnered thousands of views on social media….