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Jewish actor and comedian Andy Samberg, left, portrays World War II photographer David E. Scherman, right in the biographical film "Lee. (Images courtesy of Rich Polk via Getty Images for IMDb and Wikimedia)
September 20, 2023, 11:08 am
Andy Samberg plays a famous Jewish WWII photographer in upcoming biopic
David E. Scherman, a Jewish photographer, was among the first to enter the city of Nuremberg, the Dachau concentration camp and Berchtesgaden.
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Helen Mirren as Golda Meir in "Golda." (Sean Gleason/Courtesy of Bleecker Street/Shiv Hans Pictures)
August 30, 2023, 12:41 pm
Zooming in on Yom Kippur War, ‘Golda’ aims to rehabilitate Golda Meir’s image
"She was the scapegoat of the war. The notion was that she was the only person responsible for this debacle, this failure, and it wasn’t true.”
By Shira Li Bartov
Bella Abzug shown in 1979. (Courtesy of Bernard Gotfryd, Library of Congress)
August 23, 2023, 9:56 am
Bella Abzug documentary aims to restore the Jewish congresswoman’s legacy
In just six years as a New York representative, she demanded the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Vietnam and fought discrimination against women, LGBTQ people and Black Americans.
By Shira Li Bartov
Shot from “Two lives in Pittsburgh” (Image courtesy of Fresh PR Los Angeles)
August 14, 2023, 3:10 pm
Pittsburgh showcased in Mt. Lebanon native’s new film
A recent passion project brought the Pittsburgher back home from California.
By Justin Vellucci
Still from 'Murray Avenue: A Community in Transition' courtesy of Pittsburgh Sound + Image
July 24, 2023, 11:38 am
Screening of ‘Murray Avenue’ documentary showcases old haunts, familiar faces
The irony of revisiting a place that alters, adapts and yet remains familiar, is that 'it’s like coming home'
By Adam Reinherz
Josh Young as Shlomo Carlebach and Nya Trysha as Nina Simone in a filmed version of "Soul Doctor." (Yakir Bezalel)
June 9, 2023, 2:32 pm
‘Soul Doctor,’ the Shlomo Carlebach-Nina Simone musical, to hit US theaters
The show does not reckon with the allegations of sexual misconduct first raised against Carlebach in 1998.
By Gabe Friedman
Robinson International Short Film Competition winners on the read carpet at the Carnegie Museum of Art Theater on May 16. Photo provided by Film Pittsburgh.
May 23, 2023, 11:30 am
12th Annual Robinson International Short Film Competition Prizes awarded
The festival honors independent filmmakers whose work illuminates the Jewish experience
By David Rullo
Jason Schwartzman (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Variety/Penske Media via Getty Images)
May 11, 2023, 3:03 pm
Carol Kane is Jason Schwartzman’s bat mitzvah student in new comedy
"It’s the story of a cantor who is locked in a crisis of faith and finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher re-enters his life."
By Gabe Friedman
Adam Lowenstein. Photo courtesy of Adam Lowenstein
April 21, 2023, 6:04 pm
Jewish Pitt prof, horror scholar, receives Guggenheim Fellowship
Award recognizes that 'horror does matter and it is worth thinking about,' said Adam Lowenstein
By Adam Reinherz
Still from “My Neighbor Adolf” (Photo courtesy of the Cohen Media Group)
April 17, 2023, 6:30 pm
JFilm opens April 20 with in-person and virtual screenings
Festival showcases 23 films from around the world
By Chronicle Staff
Helen Mirren as Golda Meir in Guy Nattiv's film "Golda." (Jasper Wolf)
February 22, 2023, 6:40 pm
A Golda Meir biopic starring Helen Mirren avoids politics
It premiered as Israel’s government faces widespread scrutiny.
By Gabe Friedman
Steve Hofstetter readies for a scene in 'Overhaul.' Photo courtesy of Steel City Arts Foundation
December 29, 2022, 6:52 pm
Revenge flick ‘Overhaul’ stars Pittsburgh Jewish comedian, showcases city
Comedian Steve Hofstetter and Steel City Arts Foundation believe Pittsburgh is no laughing matter
By Adam Reinherz
Stephen Sondheim in 2014 (Photo by Poemsstories, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons)
November 30, 2022, 2:50 pm
Why Stephen Sondheim is in ‘Glass Onion’
The late Broadway icon was also a puzzle fanatic and lover of murder mysteries
By PJ Grisar
Harrison Ford and Phoebe Waller-Bridge are seen on the set of "Indiana Jones 5" in Sicily on Oct. 18, 2021, in Castellammare del Golfo, Italy. (Photo by Robino Salvatore/GC Images via Getty Images)
November 22, 2022, 5:02 pm
Harrison Ford will fight Nazis again in forthcoming ‘Indiana Jones’ sequel
This will be the first film in the series not to be directed by Steven Spielberg.
By Andrew Lapin
In “Plan A,” Michael (Michael Aloni) wants to make it clear to Max (August Diehl) that only one man is in the driver’s seat. (Photo courtesy of Menemsha Films)
November 10, 2022, 4:17 pm
Israeli actor Michael Aloni is a hero in ‘Plan A’
“Plan A” is a must-see powerhouse of a film that reminds the viewer that actions have consequences and Jewish blood is not cheap.
By Alan Zeitlin | JNS
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