Streaming films about the Haredim
For a long time most films dealing with Orthodox and Ultra-Orthodox Jews sided with individuals whose choice of lifestyle, partners, or vocations conflicted with the expectations of their families and community. While that is...
The Secret Jewish History Of Procol Harum
ifty years ago this spring, a then unknown British rock group called Procol Harum released its very first single, “A Whiter Shade Of Pale.” The distinctive recording went to No. 1 in the United...
Malpes Mit Tzeklapte Kep (Monkeys and head injuries), song based on “Five Little Monkeys...
A beautiful children’s song performed in Yiddish by Bobe Adina.
Monkeys and head injuries - Based on the famed rhythmic poem ' 5 little monkey's jumping on the bed... ', it makes for an arithmetical...
The new ‘Dumbo’ vs. the old ‘Dumbo’
OK, I’ll admit it, I enjoy children’s movies. They are frequently gentle, sentimental, and have happy endings. I went to see Tim Burton’s new version of Dumbo and liked it very much. Although I saw the...
Michelle Obama’s ‘Becoming’ also about belonging
If one theme predominates throughout former First Lady Michelle Obama’s memoir, it is that, notwithstanding the fact that she and her husband had risen to the very pinnacle of power and prestige in the...
‘The Bird Catcher’: A Jewish girl’s WWII life in Norway
The Bird Catcher, streaming on Amazon Prime, is a 2019 drama that depicts some of the lesser-known stories of Norwegian Jews through the eyes of a young girl trying to survive during World War II.
The...
Suicide’s memoir indicts the Gur sect of Hassidim
The poor woman who wrote this book (and eventually committed suicide) was born into a specific sect, tantamount to a cult, of ultra-Orthodox Judaism known as the Gur Hassidim
As a child and teenager the...
Unraveling the Truth of the Katyn Massacre
Piotr Szkopiakt, the director of the 2018 political thriller The Last Witness, streaming on Amazon Prime, provides a high-intensity political thriller based on true events. The film follows journalist Stephen Underwood (Alex Pettyfer) as he...
The controversial Sholem Ash’s classic Got Fun Nekome de Sholem Ash back in NY...
New Yiddish Rep (NYR) is bringing back by popular demand the controversial classic “God of Vengeance” for a special encore running for two weeks at Theatre at St. Clement’s, 423 West 46th Street, from...
Warner Brothers’ dominates Comic- Con 2018
SAN DIEGO — Because three of the biggest pop culture staples, Marvel, Star Wars, and Game of Thrones, were absent this year, the recently concluded Comic-Con felt much quieter and much less abuzz with...