Helen Mirren

Over a thousand entertainment leaders sign letter supporting Israel’s Eurovision participation

Over 1,000 entertainment industry leaders sign letter backing Israel’s inclusion in Eurovision, rejecting boycott efforts and emphasizing music’s unifying power.

APRIL 19, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

Noam Bettan, Israel's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, poses in this undated handout photo.

Helen Mirren as Grandmère and Bryce Gheisar as Julian in "White Bird: A Wonder Story."

‘White Bird’ stars Helen Mirren as a Holocaust survivor who teaches her grandson about kindness

The movie is a spinoff of “Wonder” (2017), a modern-day story about a middle schooler seeking to fit in despite his facial differences.

OCTOBER 5, 2024|BySHIRA LI BARTOV/JTA

SCENES FROM ‘White Bird’ with Helen Mirren.

'White Bird': A Holocaust movie saved by Helen Mirren - review

Were the narrator who tells the story in the framing device anyone other than the incomparable Helen Mirren, White Bird wouldn’t have worked nearly as well as it does.

APRIL 6, 2024|ByHANNAH BROWN

DIRECTOR GUY Nattiv accepts a special award at Berlin’s Cinema for Peace Foundation.

Guy Nattiv’s ‘Golda’ wins Cinema for Peace award

Golda, the story of how Israel’s only female prime minister coped with the outbreak of the 1973 war, shared the prize with two other recent films that deal with issues connected to human rights.

FEBRUARY 22, 2024|ByHANNAH BROWN