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The Holocaust film that is upending the genre
JTAMay 28, 2015
NEW YORK Given the long and storied history of the Holocaust film genre, its unusual for a new movie on the subject to be lauded as innovative. But the […]
Bronco start date Rosh Hashanah
Gabe Friedman, JTAMay 01, 2015
NEW YORK On Rosh Hashanah, according to the liturgy, our fate is written in the Book of Life. But Jewish football fans may be missing something else: the NFL...
Sabbath-observing baseball exec says record contract makes sense for Marlins
Hillel Kuttler, JTAApr 16, 2015
MIAMI For Joel Mael, the Shabbat-observing vice chairman of the Miami Marlins, the teams free spending in the offseason was wise from a financial perspective....
‘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...
Book review: Lincoln and the Jews
Chris LeppekApr 01, 2015
PASSOVER EDITION 5775SECTION C PAGE 12 THOUGH NONE are alive today to tell the tale, American denizens of the 19th century knew it as a period in which it was […]
Film dialogue: Divorce in Israel
IJN StaffMar 26, 2015
: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem,” a movie limited to a courtroom and the waiting area outside the courtroom, tells the story of a secular Israeli woman seeking a...
Guitarist of Jefferson Airplane finds his Jewish roots
Gabe Friedman, JTAMar 12, 2015
NEW YORK Jorma Kaukonen, who played guitar in classic rock bands Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna, has just released Aint In No Hurry, his first solo album since...
’24 Days:’ new film retells the brutal murder of Ilan Halimi
IJN StaffMar 12, 2015
Days” is not a film for those seeking light-hearted comedy or a nostalgic view of a time gone by. It’s a film that tells the horrific story of the 2006 kidnap,...
Getting the lay-up of it
Hillel Kuttler, JTAMar 05, 2015
Former Maccabi Tel Aviv coach leapfrogs (like LeBron) to Cavaliers WASHINGTON With the clock winding down on a recent game here, Cleveland Cavaliers coach David Blatt...
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 ...
