Steven Spielberg

What to watch in Israel this week: Lansky’s Zionism, E.T. on Disney+, and the James Bond curse

TV Time: A new KAN documentary explores Meyer Lansky’s criminal empire, Jewish identity, and surprising ties to Israel, alongside reviews of new streaming additions including E.T. and Ian Fleming.

JEWISH AMERICAN mobster Meyer Lansky in ‘Lansky – the Zionist Gangster.’
"Disclosure Day" New York Premiere NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 08: Steven Spielberg attends the "Disclosure Day" New York Premiere at David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center on June 08, 2026 in New York City.

Spielberg’s 'Disclosure Day' excites but falters in final act

STEVEN SPIELBERG poses on the red carpet at the 83rd Annual Golden Globes in Beverly Hills, California, US, January 11, 2026.

Spielberg wins Grammy for John Williams documentary, becomes ninth Jew to earn 'EGOT' status

 NAZI TROOPS and students gather seized papers and books to burn, in the Opernplatz, Berlin, 1933.

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


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

The films showing in ReFILM are about such diverse aspects of Jewish life as the Israeli fishing industry in the 1950s, the urban development of Beersheba, and a Polish immigrant family’s integration

 ‘NORTH BY NORTHWEST’ and ‘Carrie’ are among the films slated for the ReFILM: Restoration Film Festival at the Jerusalem Cinematheque.

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

New documentaries airing in Israel will cover a number of Jewish icons, as well as the October 7 massacre.

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

Grapevine March 27, 2024: When the nose knows

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

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

Steven Spielberg: 'Machinery of extremism' is used on campuses

In his speech, Spielberg lamented polling showing high rates of antisemitism on college campuses. He also condemned other forms of hate, including anti-Arab, anti-Muslim and anti-Sikh discrimination.

 Director Steven Spielberg gestures on the red carpet as he attends a ceremony in which he is to receive the Honorary Golden Bear Award for Lifetime Achievement at the 73rd Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany, February 21, 2023.

Spielberg speaks out against ‘unspeakable barbarity against Jews’ in Oct. 7 attacks

“I never imagined I would see such unspeakable barbarity against Jews in my lifetime,” Spielberg wrote.

 Director Steven Spielberg gestures on the red carpet as he attends a ceremony in which he is to receive the Honorary Golden Bear Award for Lifetime Achievement at the 73rd Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany, February 21, 2023.

Letters to the Editor, November 13, 2023: Spielberg's Indifference

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

 Letters

Grapevine November 12, 2023: Ethics and objectivity

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 The CNN logo stands outside the venue of the second Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidates debate, in the Fox Theater in Detroit, Michigan, US, July 30, 2019.

Holocaust survivors call on Spielberg to condemn Hamas's massacre

The Holocaust Survivors’ Foundation-USA published an open letter calling on Schindler’s List director Steven Spielberg to condemn Hamas’s massacre.

 STEVEN SPIELBERG on the set of  ‘Schindler’s List.’

25 years ago, ‘Saving Private Ryan’ presented a rare portrait of a Jewish soldier in film

Andrew Sarris argued that no war movies at the time “even bothered to suggest that the war against Hitler was connected to his persecution of the Jews.”

 Steven Spielberg speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International

Indiana Jones returns: The secret behind a 40-year phenomenon

Indiana Jones returns for another thrilling adventure, leaving fans eager to unravel the secret behind the character's enduring global appeal for over 40 years.

 HARRISON FORD  in ‘Indiana Jones and The Dial of Destiny.’