Jewish actors
Jewish actor Noah Wyle wins second consecutive Emmy for 'The Pitt' Jewish character portrayal
The actor won Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for the HBO Max medical drama, which also won Outstanding Drama Series for the second year in a row.
Sandra Bernhard joins cast of 'The White Lotus' for upcoming season
Jewish actor Lizzy Caplan discovers her family's unknown Holocaust story in 'Finding Your Roots'
Judd Apatow grew up idolizing Mel Brooks. Now he’s telling Brooks’ story in an HBO documentary
Mayim Bialik to host ‘Jeopardy!’ specials in post-Trebek lineup
Following longtime host Alex Trebek’s death last fall, Bialik served as one of the show’s celebrity guest hosts for two weeks in June.
Steven Spielberg to gift $2m. toward racial, economic justice
Grants will be funded by his $1 million Genesis Prize award, as well as a matching $1 million contribution made by Spielberg and Kate Capshaw.
Jewish actress Maia Morgenstern received death threats on Passover
In an email, the author threatens to violently kill Morgenstern and her children, as well as set fire to the Jewish theater and its staff.
Jewish leading man George Segal is dead at 87
“I didn’t change my name because I don’t think George Segal is an unwieldy name. It’s a Jewish name, but not unwieldy."
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.
Jon Ossoff, Shira Haas and Doja Cat make Time’s 100 emerging leaders list
Ossoff, the millennial who was sworn into Congress with multiple totems of his heritage, helped Democrats regain control of the Senate along with fellow Georgian Raphael Warnock.
Gal Gadot signs 8-figure deal to star in Heart of Stone
The movie will be the first in a series that will put a “female spin” on such action franchises as "Mission: Impossible" and the James Bond films.
What do Jewish people think about Seth Rogen's 'An American Pickle'?
Here’s what you need to know before you watch the pickle movie this weekend.
Jews breaking into the arts
Creating a parallel world to traditional English theater
Carl Reiner, American Jewish comedy legend dies at 98
Reiner, whose career began before World War II and continued to his last moments, set the standard for the Jewish-inflected humor that reshaped Hollywood and influenced all of American society.
