What A ‘Wicked’ Year for Jews
It was in simpler and more peaceful times that the Maccabeats’ first music video for Hanukkah, intended for their mostly Orthodox audience, went viral. The year was 2010, and since […]
December 19, 2024
December 12, 2024
Six13 Wishing Everyone ‘A Wicked Chanukah’
A capella group Six13 has chosen two songs from the cultural phenomenon Wicked for the group’s annual Hanukkah song. The group used the well-known hits Defying Gravity and Popular to […]
November 28, 2024
Susan Seidelman Memoir Details Life Of Trailblazing Director
It can be cliché to call someone a pioneer, but for American film director, writer, and producer Susan Seidelman, it’s true. In her memoir, Desperately Seeking Something: A Memoir About […]
November 15, 2024
‘The Boy In The Woods’ A Story of Remarkable Holocaust Survival
The cruelty and ugliness of the Nazis and their collaborators is arguably most acutely felt when carried out against children. As The Boy In The Woods opens, Max (Jett Klyne, […]
October 31, 2024
Compelling & Entertaining, ‘A Real Pain’ Looks At Poland’s Holocaust Past And Familial Rifts
At the heart of Jesse Eisenberg’s latest turn behind the camera, A Real Pain, is a fractured relationship between two utterly opposite first cousins, with a recently deceased grandmother providing […]
October 3, 2024
New Netflix Series ‘Nobody Wants This’ is Funny, Charming & Thoughtful
In a country where more than 42% of Jewish households are comprised of different religions, according to a 2021 Pew Research Center study, interfaith coupling is understandably a hotly-debated subject […]
March 29, 2024
Hopkins Leads Great Cast In Powerful ‘One Life’
Nicholas Winton is an ordinary person. That’s how he describes himself and the efforts he and his colleagues are undertaking. It’s 1938, a month after Kristallnacht, and less than a […]
March 27, 2024
A Multi-Faceted, Multicultural Memoir
I have always loved memoirs, ever since I read Marley & Me in fifth grade, which has remained my favorite book ever since. In particular, I love celebrity memoirs, having […]
August 31, 2023
How Do We Connect To ‘You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah’?
Like it or not, “You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah” not only exists but is soaring in popularity in both Jewish and secular circles. As Jews, whether we […]
August 16, 2023
Therapy Couch Potato
According to the World Health Organization, the COVID-19 pandemic triggered a “25% increase in the prevalence of anxiety and depression worldwide.” They said it was a wake-up call to the […]