Steven Spielberg

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Hannan Abu  Hussein, and a work from new exhibition, ‘When Is Enough?’
JEWISH AMERICAN mobster Meyer Lansky in ‘Lansky – the Zionist Gangster.’

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"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.

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

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Sweetheart, get me a newspaper movie

Steven Spielberg’s ‘The Post,’ which opens throughout Israel on Thursday, is part of a long tradition of exhilarating newspaper films.

‘THE POST’ stars Meryl Streep as ‘Washington Post’ publisher Kay Graham and Tom Hanks as editor Ben Bradlee, and the triumph the movie celebrates is the ‘Post’ decision to publish the Pentagon Papers.

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In the new TV series SMILF, Bridgette Bird (Frankie Shaw) is a smart, scrappy young single mother trying to navigate life in South Boston with an extremely unconventional family

Steven Spielberg: A legend behind the camera

In new HBO documentary about his life, Steven Spielberg discusses his Jewish upbringing, his illustrious career and the movie that changed his life forever

Steven Spielberg on the set of "Schindler's List."

Steven Spielberg’s mother, Leah Adler, dies at 97

The renowned filmmaker mentioned his mother in his acceptance speech for winning the Academy Award for Schindler’s List, calling her his “lucky charm.”

Director Steven Spielberg (L) his mother Leah (C) and wife actress Kate Capshaw pose at the premiere of the film "Saving Private Ryan" [File 1998]

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One of the most conservative members of the House and a darling of the Tea Party movement, Eric Cantor remains the only Jewish Republican in Congress.

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Spielberg gives Obama the 'Lincoln' treatment

Famed director teams up with the president to make special video for the annual White House Corespondents dinner.

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Challenging the digital generation

Steven Spielberg launches a new program aimed at sixth- to 12th-graders in the US and throughout the world that tasks them with creating a video essay on how they made their community better and how they participated in making the world a better place.

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Arts in brief: Spielberg to head Cannes jury

The Cannes Film Festival has named director Steven Spielberg to lead its jury in May. Spielberg called his selection an “honor and a privilege.”

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Peres to go coast-to-coast in US

Trip includes: Obama meeting, interviews with Barbara Walters and Charlie Rose, Facebook page launch and tour of Dreamworks.

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There's no business like Jew business

Beit Avi Chai gets serious about comedy.

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