Hollywood jews

Sandra Bernhard joins cast of 'The White Lotus' for upcoming season

Each season of The White Lotus is set in an upscale resort, where a murder takes place, and it follows the troubled but entertaining lives of the guests and staff for a week leading up to a killing.

 Sandra Bernhard performs during The Golden Probes Awards Gala at Sony Hall on November 03, 2025 in New York City.
Odessa A'zion at A24's "Marty Supreme" New York Premiere on Dec. 16, 2025 in New York, New York.

Jewish actress Odessa A’zion pushes back after IDF T-shirt controversy: ‘Not a zio!’

Lawrence Bender with Lana Melman.

Jewish producer Lawrence Bender talks antisemitism in films and Red Alert - interview

Rob Reiner attends the Los Angeles Premiere of ''Spinal Tap II: The End Continues'' at The Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles, California, US, September 9, 2025.

Filmmaker Rob Reiner's son faces murder charges in parents' slaying, prosecutors say


Meet the American couple who moved to Israel in their 90s

Irving Skolnick, 96, was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, and Vivian Blair, 92, was born in Norfolk, Virginia. The Skolnicks married in August 1949.

 Drs. Irving and Vivian Skolnick, from Hollywood, Florida to Modi'in, 2019

Adam Sandler is Gen Z’s favorite celebrity - survey

“Adam Sandler moved up from no. 4 in the Spring to the top celebrity taking the spot from Kevin Hart,” according to Piper Sandler, an investment bank and securities firm with no relation to the actor

Adam Sandler poses backstage with his Best Male Lead award for "Uncut Gems."

Jewish actor Nehemia Persoff looks back at his first 102 years

Persoff has popped up with parts in countless iconic TV shows and movies like “Some Like It Hot,” “Yentl,” “The Twilight Zone,” “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” and “Mission: Impossible.”

‘SOME LIKE IT HOT’

Jewish musician Ben Platt announces new tour

Award-winning singer Ben Platt is embarking on a North American tour to promote his new album.

Actor Ben Platt arrives for the 2017 Tony Awards Meet The Nominees Press Reception in New York, US, May 3, 2017

Before Helen Mirren, here are 7 actors who played Israeli prime ministers

It won’t be the first time that Meir has been portrayed in a big production. But Israeli prime ministers beyond Meir haven’t exactly hogged screen time in Hollywood productions over the years.

Helen Mirren

Jessica Walter, known for roles in ‘Arrested Development', dies at 80

She was close to her daughter, TV executive Brooke Bowman, and had a long marriage to the Jewish actor Ron Leibman, who died in 2019.

Actress Jessica Walter.

Five notable Jewish, Israeli nominees for 2021 Oscars

“Mank,” the black-and-white Netflix film about Jewish screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz, earned 10 Oscar nods, including for best picture, making up nearly half of Netflix’s total nominations.

Sacha Baron Cohen poses for a photoshoot for the sequel to his 'Borat' film that was released on Oct. 23, 2020.

Joan Micklin Silver, director of 'Hester Street', passes away at 85

Silver gained a respected reputation when Hester Street debut though she still faced sexist and antisemitic remarks from Hollywood executives.

Joan Micklin Silver at the premiere of the film "A Private Matter" at the Director's Guild Theater in Hollywood, Calif., June 14, 1992.

Those we lost in 2020: Remembering the rabbis, pioneers and innovators

We will start with the many people — many of whose names will never make the news

Candles are lit next an illustration of Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as people mourn her death at the Supreme Court in Washington, US, September 19, 2020.

The story behind ‘Mank:' 'Citizen Kane's Jewish screenwriter

It’s likely that only the most zealous of film buffs are aware of the Jewish sides to Mankiewicz’s story. Here’s some of that history.

Gary Oldman plays Herman Mankiewicz in "Mank." (Screenshot from YouTube)