Mandy Patinkin’s Jewish Dad Energy Is What We Need Right Now
By Lior Zaltzman (Kveller) – In my five-plus years of working in Jewish media, I’ve written about and delighted in many Jewish stars doing Jewish things….
Television
I cover anti-Semitism on a daily basis. This is why ‘The Plot Against America’ is the scariest show I’ve seen.
By Gabe Friedman (JTA) — I wasn’t expecting HBO’s “The Plot Against America,” David Simon’s miniseries adaptation of the Philip Roth novel, to scar me…
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…
You’ve probably forgotten how good ‘The Prince of Egypt’ is. Well, now it’s on Hulu.
by Gabe Friedman Social distancing and staying inside is hard. Thankfully, accessing good things to watch during this time is not. This is the first…
Ben Schwartz is the voice of ‘Sonic: The Hedgehog’ and is friends with Billy Crystal. He’s still worried about fitting into Hollywood.
by Curt Schleier (JTA) — Ben Schwartz fits in well in the world of neurotic Jewish comedians. He was so anxious to get the word…