In 2010, two extremely different Jewish-content films competed for Best Picture at the Academy Awards: Inglourious Basterds and A Serious Man.
It’s extremely meaningful to let yourself get lost in a performance and to uncover the special qualities of fiction and comedy. Sitting in the audience allowed me to view life as a game, just for a little while, and to let the actresses on stage do the living.
Israeli director, Avi Nesher, talks about how the trauma of the Holocaust is still impacting Israeli life and why he chose to make a movie about it.
It is always an interesting experiment to go to Art Basel in Miami with the intent of discovering contemporary Jewish art. The odds are good that there will simply be nothing to report on.
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before.
Toward a Hot Jew takes the reader on a beautifully illustrated ride through Jewish culture, Israeliness, identity theory, identity politics, Israeli politics, political theory and so much more.
Bentzi Avtzon’s documentary, The Light Of Fire, shows both the destructive and transformative power of fire.
Brown's memoir is good. It would be reassuring to parents and siblings of autistic children, and is especially helpful in cultivating compassion in outsiders for the families of autistic children.
Matthue Roth reviews the Benjamin Stein novel "The Canvas."
