November 28, 2024
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]
July 28, 2023
In 2020, four friends – Jewish actors Molly Gordon, Ben Platt and Noah Galvin, and director Nick Lieberman – decided to get together and put on a show. But instead […]
June 20, 2023
don’t like him for obvious reasons,” my friend, a Jewish trombonist, told me. “But, for you, I will play Wagner because unfortunately I had to learn ‘The Ride’,” she said, […]