On PBS’ ‘Finding Your Roots,’ Jewish actor Lizzy Caplan discovers her family’s unknown Holocaust story
by Jackie Hajdenberg (JTA) – Actor Lizzy Caplan always thought it was unusual she didn’t know of any relatives who were victims of the Holocaust….
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Judd Apatow grew up idolizing Mel Brooks. Now he’s telling Brooks’ story in an HBO documentary.
by Stephen Silver (JTA) – When Judd Apatow was growing up on Long Island, there was no debate about who ruled the comedy world. “Nobody…
Commemorating January 27: International Holocaust Remembrance Day
(AJNews) – January 27 2026 will mark the 81st anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz Birkenau German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp. Over one…
Timothée Chalamet and ‘Marty Supreme’ net 9 Oscar nominations for Jewish sports fable
by Andrew Lapin (JTA) — It was a “Supreme” Oscar-nominations morning for Timothée Chalamet and the heavily Jewish period sports comedy he stars in. “Marty…
The world is a stage for musical lyricist Akiva Romer-Segal
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – Musical theatre lyricist Akiva Romer-Segal did some serious celebrating in Edmonton this past November as the Citadel Theatre premiered Vinyl…