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Arts and Culture

In its first detailed response to ‘NAZA’ documentary, IDF claims ‘fundamental errors’

By DEBORAH DANAN

(JTA) — The IDF on Thursday issued its first detailed response to “NAZA” after viewing the full documentary alleging Israeli forces knowingly killed large numbers of civilians in the Gaza war, accusing the filmmakers of making fundamental errors...

Jewish star Adam Brody calls Israeli actions in Gaza ‘genocide’

By SHIRA LI BARTOV

(JTA) — Adam Brody, who stars as a rabbi in the Netflix rom-com series “Nobody Wants This,” for the first time publicly shared his view that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza.

“Put me down as thinking...

More than 350 cultural figures slam Spanish festival for canceling a Jewish novelist for her Israel views

By SHIRA LI BARTOV

(JTA) — MADRID — More than 350 writers and other cultural figures have signed a petition defending the author Ariana Harwicz, who was disinvited from a literary festival in Spain over her support for Israel. 

The Jewish-Argentinian...

‘Checkout’ and ‘Fauda’ test the appetite for Israeli spy stories after Oct. 7

By STEWART AIN

(JTA) — Is there still an appetite for Israeli spy stories?

That is one question being tested by two different productions arriving in the United States this month: “Checkout,” a dark Israeli comedy about an aging Mossad...

Netanyahu backs legislation that would strip ‘NAZA’ makers of citizenship

By DEBORAH DANAN

(JTA) — TEL AVIV — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would advance legislation allowing Israel to revoke the citizenship of people who defame soldiers or the state abroad, citing “NAZA,” the prize-winning documentary accusing the military of...

After outcry, Texas lieutenant governor says schools should teach Holocaust books ‘Night,’ ‘Anne Frank’

By ANDREW LAPIN

(JTA) — The lieutenant governor of Texas says his recent call for the state’s public schools to remove “over 2,000 titles” of “dirty, filthy and vulgar books” was not meant to include books about the Holocaust.

Dan Patrick’s...

Israeli army weighs legal action against NAZA film makers amid calls to revoke their citizenship

By DEBORAH DANAN

(JTA) — The Israeli army chief of staff on Monday ordered the military to examine possible legal action over “NAZA,” a documentary alleging that Israeli forces knowingly killed large numbers of civilians in Gaza.

The 80-minute documentary by...

Documentary alleging Israel committed wanton killing in Gaza gets standing ovation in Venice

By DEBORAH DANAN

(JTA) — TEL AVIV – A documentary presenting testimony from Israeli soldiers and intelligence officers who say the IDF knowingly killed large numbers of civilians during its campaign in Gaza got a  25-minute standing ovation Thursday at...

Hollywood’s Jews take sides in Mark Ruffalo-Paramount antisemitism row

By ANDREW LAPIN

Some 170 notable Jewish personalities have released an open letter defending actor and producer Mark Ruffalo, who has been accused of antisemitism for his comments on Paramount Skydance’s pending acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.

Entertainers, rabbis and...

This historian’s classic ideas about memory fuel a new drama about Oct. 7 and Jewish identity

By PAMELA S. NADELL

In a lifetime of theater-going I have never heard the word “historiography” on stage.

But that is exactly what the Tony-Award winning playwright Jonathan Spector served up in his astonishing new play “Birthright.”

In its first...