Jewish character actor reflects on 102 years
Tom Tugend, JTAOct 07, 2021
LOS ANGELES — When actor, painter and writer Nehemia Persoff, at times dubbed “the last survivor of Hollywood’s golden age,” was a three-year old growing up in...
New documentary explores the man behind the Pulitzer Prize
Tom Tugend, JTAMar 07, 2019
LOS ANGELES — It’s a story that would not sound too out of place in 2019: New York’s leading newspaper accuses the president of the US of corruption and the...
Jewish-themed movies among 2018 Oscar shortlist
Tom Tugend, JTAJan 25, 2018
LOS ANGELES — With the Academy Awards on the horizon, there is no shortage of high-quality films to see in theaters and on the small screen. Here are five of
Astonishing escape: Holocaust tunnel verified
Tom Tugend, JTAApr 20, 2017
YOM HASHOAH 5777 LOS ANGELES — A one-hour TV program which aired this week on PBS links an incredible Holocaust escape story to advanced scientific techniques....
Kirk Douglas celebrates his centenary
Tom Tugend, JTADec 08, 2016
LOS ANGELES — Kirk Douglas — actor, director, producer, author, philanthropist and Torah student — is celebrating his 100th birthday on Friday, Dec. 9, and there...
‘Sand Storm’ provides glimpse into Bedouin life
Tom Tugend, JTAOct 06, 2016
LOS ANGELES — The movie “Sand Storm,” Israel’s entry for Academy Award consideration, has won prestigious awards and glowing reviews in its limited release by...
1913: Jews, Christians, Muslims coexisted
Tom Tugend, JTAJun 25, 2015
A one-hour PBS special airing June 30 traces the relationship between Jews and Arabs in Palestine in the late Ottoman Empire. 1913: Seeds of Conflict, starts out one...
American volunteers broke every rule to fight in 1948 war
Tom Tugend, JTAJun 04, 2015
LOS ANGELES In May, 1948, I was walking down Market Street in San Francisco when I passed a small movie theater with a marquee that announced The Jews Fight...
‘Woman in Gold,’ fate of a portrait
Tom Tugend, JTAApr 09, 2015
LOS ANGELES Attorney E. Randol (Randy) Schoenberg isnt bothered seeing his years of struggle and triumph portrayed by Ryan Reynolds in Woman in Gold, a new...
Leonard Nimoy: Mr. Spock, and more
Tom Tugend, JTAMar 05, 2015
This article was originally published in 1991. In the wake of Leonard Nimoys Feb. 27 death, the piece is republished with the permission of the author. LOS ANGELES ...
