Steven Spielberg

This week in Jewish history: Jordan & Jerusalem, Tel Aviv & Egypt

A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars.

 NAZI TROOPS and students gather seized papers and books to burn, in the Opernplatz, Berlin, 1933.
 ‘NORTH BY NORTHWEST’ and ‘Carrie’ are among the films slated for the ReFILM: Restoration Film Festival at the Jerusalem Cinematheque.

ReFILM festival in Jerusalem to showcase gems of film in new line-up

 ‘DIANE VON FURSTENBERG: Woman in Charge’ on Disney+.

New documentaries on 3 Jewish icons and October 7 - what's on Israeli TV?

 PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG attends the Megillah reading at the Theatron Hotel synagogue in Jerusalem.

Grapevine March 27, 2024: When the nose knows


Spielberg casts Seth Rogen to play his ‘favorite uncle’ in semi-biopic

Producers are targeting a 2022 release.

Actor Seth Rogen landed himself in quite the pickle

Steven Spielberg is writing and directing a movie based on himself

The Jewish playwright who wrote “Angels in America” and has collaborated with Spielberg on “Munich” and “Lincoln,” is working with the famed director

Steven Spielberg

14 day news roundup: Swearing in

Israeli news highlights from the past two weeks.

Mohammed Mahmoud Al-Khaja sworn as UAE's first ambassador to Israel by Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid

Steven Spielberg Announced as the 2021 Genesis Prize Laureate

The annual $1 million Genesis Prize honors extraordinary individuals for their outstanding professional achievement, contribution to humanity and commitment to Jewish values.

Steven Spielberg

Arnold Spielberg, who helped son Steven make his first movie, dies at 103

Spielberg died Tuesday in Los Angeles of natural causes, his children said in a statement published in the Hollywood Reporter. His children reportedly were with him at the time of his death.

Director Steven Spielberg poses at the premiere of the HBO documentary film 'Spielberg' in Los Angeles, California, US.

Head of Spielberg’s Holocaust foundation tells Amazon to drop 'Hunters'

'Jews never gassed Nazis. Period. That I must even make this point is proof enough how perilous this slippery slope can become.'

Al Pacino and Logan Letman in 'Hunters'

Steven Spielberg's daughter arrested for domestic violence

Spielberg first announced her decision to work in adult entertainment last week, and claimed that it was a way to overcome traumatic experiences in childhood.

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Steven Spielberg's daughter to start career in adult entertainment

She claimed her unusual choice is her way to combat difficult experiences, including body-shaming and what she described as grooming.

Director Steven Spielberg poses at the premiere of the HBO documentary film 'Spielberg' in Los Angeles, California, US.

Holocaust survival thanks to Schindler's list for life in America

Halina Silber tells her story of being saved via Schindler’s list and rebuilding her life in America.

Halina Silber

Veep vamps, Broadway legends & Hollywood headliners

If you’d rather laugh than watch people in robes get beheaded, you’ve probably been missing Selina Meyer, the deliciously venal anti-heroine of Veep, played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus.

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