(JTA) — Sixty-one artistic directors of U.S. theater companies denounced the DC Jewish Community Center’s firing of Ari Roth, the artistic director of its Theater J who staged numerous works critical of Israel.An open letter issued...
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Ari Roth, the longtime director at Theater J, is leaving the theater after a period of tension over plays dealing with Israel’s history.
The Washington Post and the Washington Jewish Week each reported late Thursday that Roth...
LOS ANGELES – A Polish movie about a Catholic nun who learns she is the daughter of Jews killed during the Holocaust made the Oscar Award shortlist for best foreign-language film.
“Ida” was among nine films that made the shortlist...
LOS ANGELES (JTA) – The Oscar Award-winning film “Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport” was selected for permanent preservation in the Library of Congress by the National Film Registry.
The film, released in 2000, documents the rescue...
(Dayton Jewish Observer) — If Ridley Scott’s “Exodus: Gods and Kings” left you feeling stood up at the Tabernacle, you’re not alone. Rottentomatoes.com indicates that 72 percent of mainstream media critics have panned this CGI leviathan of...
(JTA) — J.K. Rowling confirmed that one of Harry Potter’s classmates in her famed series is Jewish.
“Anthony Goldstein, Ravenclaw, Jewish wizard,” the novelist said Tuesday on Twitter, responding to a query as to whether there were Jews at Hogwarts,...
(JTA) — Photographer Phil Stern, known for his candid shots of Hollywood stars and jazz musicians, has died.Stern died Saturday in Los Angeles after an extended hospital stay. He was 95.Stern worked as a...
(JNS.org) — The Israeli film “Gett: the Trial of Viviane Ansallem” has been selected as one of the top five nominees for best foreign film at America’s Golden Globes Awards.
“Gett” will be competing with “Leviathan” from Russia, “Force Majeure”...
