Leonard Cohen and Carrie Fisher win posthumous Grammy Awards

January 30, 2018

(JTA) — After more than a dozen albums and a little more than a year after his death, singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen won his first Grammy.

Cohen posthumously won the award for best rock performance at Sunday night’s Grammy Awards in...

Store that sells ‘P is for Palestine’ children’s book faces more heat — from the left

January 26, 2018

By BEN SALES

NEW YORK (JTA) — Book Culture, a chain of independent New York City bookstores, just can’t win.

First it promoted a children’s book about Palestine that praised intifada. That angered members of the Jewish community, so Book...

Oscar nominations 2018: 5 Jewish takeaways

January 23, 2018

(JTA) — If one thing jumps out about the nominations for the 90th annual Academy Awards, it’s the lack of big Jewish headlines to be plucked from them. “The Shape of Water,” Guillermo del Toro’s latest fantasy-tinted film, about an amphibian...

JCC reschedules ‘Keep Quiet’ film for Jan. 25

January 19, 2018

The JCC has rescheduled the screening of “Keep Quiet,” a movie originally scheduled for a January 16 showing.

The film, based on a true story of a former far-right, anti-Semitic Hungarian, who discovers his Jewish roots, will now be...

The 5 best Jewish films to watch this Oscar season

January 19, 2018

By TOM TUGEND

LOS ANGELES (JTA) — With the Academy Awards on the horizon, there is no shortage of high-quality films to see in theaters and on the small screen.

Getting a jump on the festivities, here are five of the...

Ban on screening ‘The Post’ overturned in Lebanon

January 17, 2018

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Lebanon’s Interior Ministry has overturned a ban on screening “The Post,” a film directed by Steven Spielberg.

Lebanon’s censorship board had made the decision to ban the movie based on a “boycott Israel” list, which Spielberg appears on...

5 women accuse James Franco of inappropriate sexual behavior

January 11, 2018

(JTA) — Five women said actor and filmmaker James Franco had acted in a sexually inappropriate way toward them, adding to earlier accusations on social media.

The women detailed the Jewish actor’s behavior in a Los Angeles Times article published Thursday. Three...

‘Lioness’ author Frances Klagsbrun receives Jewish Book of the Year Award

January 10, 2018

Author Frances Klagsbrun, who spoke at the Uptown Jewish Community last night, got good news in addition to a nice New Orleans audience to welcome her. Her book “Lioness: Golda Meir and the Nation of Israel” was just selected this...

Why ‘Call Me By Your Name’ is such a Jewish movie

January 10, 2018

By JOSEFIN DOLSTEN

(JTA) — “Call Me By Your Name” has earned wide praise for its nuanced and lush portrayal of a young man’s coming to terms with his sexuality.

In the movie, which is directed by the Italian-Algerian filmmaker...

Barbra Streisand slams Golden Globes for not giving award to women directors

January 09, 2018

(JTA) — Barbra Streisand criticized the sexism of Hollywood while presenting an award at the Golden Globes, pointing out that she is the only woman to have received its best director award.

“Backstage I heard they said I was the...