Ben Foster pulls no punches playing a Holocaust-survivor-turned-boxer in HBO’s new movie
by Andrew Lapin (JTA) – Late in HBO’s new movie “The Survivor,” star Ben Foster’s character has a moment of deep self-awareness. (It is available…
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HBO to produce comedy series about Hasidic rapper Nissim Black
by Caleb Guedes-Reed (JTA) – HBO Max is currently producing a new comedy series based on the life of former gang member-turned-Hasidic-rapper Nissim Black. It…
Book Review: The Transformative Daf – Tractate Megillah by Rabbi Daniel Friedman
Reviewed by Shane Asbell (AJNews) – I had the pleasure recently of reading Rabbi Daniel Friedman’s book, The Transformative Daf, Tractate Megillah and it was…
Temple B’nai Tikvah launches TBT Gallery with inaugural art show by Calgary artist Vivian Herman
By Shelley Werner (AJNews) – In this time of cautious emergence from the shadow of the pandemic, a new initiative is born at Temple B’nai…
World premiere of ‘The Girl from Treblinka’ will be performed at Beth Israel in Edmonton on May 23
by Regan Treewater-Lipes (AJNews) – The electric force of artistic creativity is a wave that long-time ‘show biz’ veteran Leonard David Stone continues to ride…