It’s awards season While the selection of “Best Actress” might intrigue the movie-going population, the ebb and flow of Israeli geopolitics offers a much darker variety of drama. Alan Newman Jan. 30, 2025
Trump names Mel Gibson, with history of Jew-hatred, ‘special’ Hollywood envoy StopAntisemitism stated that it is “deeply concerned” about the president-elect’s decision, given that Gibson “is known to be one of Hollywood’s biggest Jew haters.” JNS Staff Jan. 17, 2025
‘Judenrein’ Hollywood? The troubling trend in Jewish representation The monochromatic depiction of Jews in popular entertainment is having serious and significant consequences in the real world. Arnon Z. Shorr Dec. 26, 2024
At Magen David Adom gala, US actress lauds Israel for fighting terror Patricia Heaton is honored as a "Champion of Israel" by the American Friends of Magen David Adom. JNS Staff Dec. 12, 2024
The publishing industry is canceling Jews Following the path of old Hollywood, it is time to make our own successes. Arnon Z. Shorr Nov. 19, 2024
If only Hollywood were real … Is there a market for Jewish content films amid today’s forthright hostilities? Marcia Friedman Nov. 19, 2024
Police detain Israeli rock star for waving hostage sign at Hollywood concert "They asked me to put it down, and I refused," said Aviv Geffen. Nov. 1, 2024
Meet the super doctor who treated ‘Superman’ In a new documentary on the life of Christopher Reeve, Dr. Steven Kirshblum talks tells JNS that the actor surprised him once by showing up at his shul. Alan Zeitlin Oct. 14, 2024
Unwitting accomplices Although artists may appear to us to lead extraordinary lives, they get their information the same way the rest of us do—through often biased mainstream news and social media. Lana Melman Oct. 6, 2024