By GABE FRIEDMAN NEW YORK CITY(JTA) — As always, the Golden Globes was a coming together of some of Hollywood’s biggest Jewish talents. There weren’t many Jewish award winners at the glitzy ceremony on Sunday night, Jan. 5, but here are our favorite Jewish moments from one of the industry’s biggest nights of the year. Quentin Tarantino spoke Hebrew to […]

SCHENECTADY– The Schenectady Jewish Community Center (SJCC) will present the film “An Act of Defiance ” as part of its annual Jewish Film Festival on Saturday, Jan. 18, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 19, at 2 p.m. at the SJCC. Following the first showing of the film on Saturday, there will be a discussion led by Ian Bubb, a […]

(JNS) – Jewish director Sam Mendes won big at the 77th annual Golden Globes on Sunday night in Los Angeles, taking home two honors for his World War I epic “1917.” After Mendes won the award for Best Director—beating out Bong Joon-ho, Todd Phillips, Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino—his film went on to beat “Joker,” “Marriage Story,” “The Two Popes” […]

SARATOGA SPRINGS–Saratoga Jewish Community Arts will present the film “Regina,” the story of the first female Jewish rabbi. The screening, at Temple Sinai, 509 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, will be on Sunday, Jan. 5, at 7 p.m.  The film will be followed by a panel discussion and dessert reception. According to event organizers, most American Jews believe that ordination of women rabbis […]

By ELANA SPIVACK (Alma via JTA) – Fry up some latkes and fulfill the 11th commandment by observing a movie marathon for each day of Chanukah. Here are some Jewy suggestions perfect for the occasion: Night 1: “Little Fockers” This third installment of the “Meet the Parents” saga is a phenomenal way to start the holiday for five reasons: 1. Barbra […]

By GABE FRIEDMAN NEW YORK CITY (JTA) – As soon as I got out of a recent screening of “Uncut Gems,” I had to share the feelings of sheer cinematic bliss that I had just experienced nonstop for two hours. “Just got out of “Uncut Gems,” the new Adam Sandler movie coming out. He is sooooo good in it,” I […]

By EMILY BURACK NEW YORK CITY (JTA) – After winning an Emmy Award for the second straight year, Alex Borstein of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” movingly dedicated this victory to her Holocaust survivor grandmother, who defied the Nazis to stay alive. “Step Out Of Line!” “My grandmother turned to a guard … She was in line to be shot into […]

By ERIC ROZENMAN (JNS) – “Mike Wallace is on the phone and he sounds angry,” a colleague said as she transferred the call. It was the early 1990s, and I was managing editor of The Miami Jewish Tribune. We’d just published an editorial urging a local synagogue to rescind its decision to honor Wallace. Wallace Demands Explanation Wallace, of course, was the […]

SCHENECTADY– The Schenectady Jewish Film Festival, eight films that will be screened at the Schenectady Jewish Community Center between the months of September and May will begin on Sept. 15. Each film will also be accompanied by a discussion usually at a Saturday evening showing and films will be shown at the Center, 2565 Balltown Rd., Schenectady. Saturday evening screenings […]

SARATOGA SPRINGS–Congregation Shaara Tfille/The Jewish Community Center of Saratoga Springs will present the documentary “Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People” on Sunday, Aug. 4, at 7 p.m.  It will be held at the synagogue, 84 Weibel Ave. as part of the 2019 Saratoga Jewish Cultural Festival. Pulitzer, (1847 – 1911), a newspaper publisher, who also served briefly as a Democratic Party congressman […]