• What Scared Steven Spielberg About The Fabelmans—And How Tony Kushner Pushed Him Past It 

  Breznican, Anthony (Vanity Fair, 2022-11-21)

  This article discusses the collaboration between Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner in creating "The Fabelmans," Spielberg's intensely personal, semi-autobiographical film. Spielberg had contemplated making this film for ...
• At ‘The Fabelmans’ premiere, Steven Spielberg discusses how his Jewish identity is portrayed in the autobiographical film 

  Fear, David (Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA), 2022-09-12)

  At the premiere of Steven Spiellberg's semi-autobiographical film, "The Fabelmans" (co-written with Tony Kushner) at the Toronto Film Festival, Spieilberg discusses his Jewishness and the experience of living in distinctly ...
• ‘Hallelujah’ Review: From Leonard Cohen to Cale to Buckley to Shrek: A new documentary tells the entwined stories of a songwriter and his best-known composition 

  Scott, A.O. (New York Times, 2022-07-01)

  This is New York Times film reviewer, A.O. Scott's Critics Pick of the biographical documentary, "Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song." The directors, Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine trace the seven-year development ...
• Museum of Yiddish Theater 

  Museum of Yiddish Tehater (2021)

  The purpose of The Museum of Yiddish Theater, located in New York City, is to "preserve and document the historic legacy of Yiddish Theater, radio, recordings and films or future generations and scholars." Its collection ...
• Ivan Reitman, ‘Ghostbusters’ Director and Son of Auschwitz Survivor, Dies at 75 

  Hanu, Shira; Jewish Telegraphi Agency (The Detroit Jewish News, 2022-02-14)

  An article about Hollywood Ivan Reitman, who died on February 12, 2022. Retiman is best known for having directed the 1984 hit movie, "Ghostbusters." He also produced the 1978 film, “National Lampoon’s Animal House.” Click ...
• Should only Jewish actresses play Jewish roles? Some say Hollywood has a 'Jewface' problem. 

  Oliver, David (USA Today, 2021-11-10)

  Have Jews enjoyed a great deal of success in the United States? Without doubt. Are they completely accepted? The answer is somewhat more complicated. This article discusses the fact that many Jewish roles in movies, ...
• Stephen Sondheim on West Side Jews, Israel, and Cole Porter 

  Pogrebin, Abigail (Tablet, 2021-11-30)

  "An excerpt from ‘Stars of David: Prominent Jews Talk About Being Jewish’ about the legendary composer." Jews make up a small minority of the North American population. This leads many to assume that secular Jews grow ...
• Stephen Sondheim, Titan of the American Musical, Is Dead at 91 

  Weber, Bruce (The New York Times, 2021-11-26)

  A biographical essay on the occasion of the death of Stephen Sondheim, A Jewish American who was "one of Broadway history’s songwriting titans." Among his many accomplishments, he wrote the lyrics for the musical "West ...
• Larry David: American comedian and writer 

  Augustyn, Adam (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2021-06-28)

  Larry David is best known for being the co-creator of the popular comedy series, "Seinfeld." He is currently the star of another popular series, "Curb Your Enthusiasm." Click on the link above to read this article on the ...
• The Vagina Monologues Performed by Eve Ensler 

  Ensler, Eve (YouTube, 2014-06-18)

  A set of 10 YouTube videos of Eve Ensler performing "The Vagina Monologues." Click on the link above to watch the videos. For a discussion of the role and impact of "The Vagina Monologues," see the first link below. To ...
• The Eve Ensler Monologue 

  Rosman, Josephine (Jewish Women's Archive, 2017-11-20)

  This article is about Eve Ensler's most famous play, "The Vagina Monologues," which was based on a series of interviews Ensler conducted with women about their attitudes toward their vaginas, their bodies and their sexuality. ...
• Eve Ensler's Jewish Dialogue 

  Horowitz, Simi (The Forward, 2012-12-11)

  An interview with Eve Ensler, playwright, activist and advocate on behalf of women, who is best known for her play, the "Vagina Monologues." Ensler discusses the enduring relevance of her work and her attitudes towards ...
• George Burns’ Jewish Story 

  Ain, Stewart (The New York Jewish Week, 2012-03-12)

  An article about being Jewish and an actor in twentieth century America. Click on the link above to read the article.
• The First Fleischer Superman 

  Korkis, Jim (Cartoon Research, 2019-03-29)

  "In 1940, Superman was one of the most popular comic-book characters with regular appearances in both Superman and Action Comics, his own comic strip, a popular radio show begun in February and a host of top-selling ...
• Cartooning America: The Fleischer Brothers Story 

  Dietz, Kathryn Pierce (National Endowment for the Humanities, 1999)

  It is unusual for us to include a grant proposal in this catalog and repository, but in this case we thought it appropriate. It includes a detailed discussion of the lives and accomplishments of the Fleischer brothers, a ...
• On her 90th birthday, the Jewish origin story of Betty Boop 

  Ivry, Benjamin (Forward, 2020-08-08)

  "Betty Boop’s first appearance in a cartoon short [was] produced by the Austrian Jewish animator Max Fleischer." Find out more about her origins and "Betty’s mercurial variety and ambiguity" in this article by clicking ...
• Michael Douglas and Hollywood’s Jewish identity problem 

  Salkin, Jeffrey (RNS Religion News Service, 2015-03-18)

  This article is about Michael Douglas, son of actor Kirk Douglas (click on the link below for Kirk Douglas's obituary). The article praises Douglas for being among the few Hollywood actors to proudly affirm his Jewishness ...
• Town Without Pity 

  Reinhardt, Gottfried (Director) (YouTube, 1961)

  The entire movie, "Town Without Pity," starring Kirk Douglas, is available on YouTube. The movie is about four American soldiers stationed in Germany, who were charged with the rape of a local German girl. Click on the ...
• Kirk Douglas, a Star of Hollywood’s Golden Age, Dies at 103 

  Berkvist, Robert (New York Times, 2020-02-05)

  This New York Times obituary describes Kirk Douglas, who died at the age of 103 in 2020, as "one of the last surviving movie stars from Hollywood’s golden age." He starred in many films, among the best known of which are ...
• Wayne & Shuster on Sullivan 

  Wayne, Johnny; Shuster, Frank (YouYube, 1958)

  A YouTube video of the comedy routine, "Rinse The Blood Off My Toga," which Wayne and Shuster performed on the "Ed Sullivan Show" in 1958 (no upload date is available). Click on the link above to see the video. To read ...

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