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Jordan Hoffman

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Netherlands joins countries set to boycott Eurovision 2026 if Israel takes part

Netherlands joins countries set to boycott Eurovision 2026 if Israel takes part

Dutch public broadcaster cites ‘human suffering in Gaza,’ accuses Israel of interference in previous competition; statement follows...

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It doesn’t go to 11, but die-hard fans of UK’s loudest band may still enjoy ‘Spinal Tap II’

It doesn’t go to 11, but die-hard fans of UK’s loudest band may still enjoy ‘Spinal Tap II’

Now in US theaters, the cult comedy’s sequel lacks momentum and relies on cameos to make up for paucity of jokes. Those who love the 40-year-old...

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Documentary lays bare Nazi propagandist celebrated for her cinema, unpunished for crimes

Documentary lays bare Nazi propagandist celebrated for her cinema, unpunished for crimes

In his film ‘Riefenstahl’ out in the US Sept. 4, director Andres Veiel mines hidden archives to cut through a gifted auteur revered by...

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Roman Polanski’s award-winning Dreyfus Affair film makes long-awaited US debut

Screening in New York from August 8, what may be the best film adaptation of France’s Kafkaesque trial has the exiled director drawing...

08.08.2025 10

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The new Superman movie doesn’t fly in the face of convention – and that’s a good thing

While it might vaguely touch on politics, the latest film featuring the Big Blue Boy Scout is light, clever and lands at just the right moment when it...

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The surprisingly Jewish history of iconic counter-cultural music festival Lollapalooza

From its creator, to performers, promoters, and now the chroniclers of a new oral history on it, Jews have always had a hand in the traveling show...

09.04.2025 30

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A Jewish and an ex-Nazi conductor walk into a bar… and inspire an off-Broadway play

Running through May 4, ‘Last Call’ reimagines a true late-in-life meeting between musical peers and rivals Leonard Bernstein and Herbert von...

18.03.2025 50

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What’s Jewish about this year’s Academy Awards? Lots of controversy, of course

As Hollywood gears up to give itself its annual pat on the back, there’s a top-notch crop of films to pique The Tribe’s interest – and a healthy...

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Shira Haas as Sabra can’t shield us from disappointment in new ‘Captain America’ flick

Now in US theaters, Marvel’s 35th movie may just be its worst, while featuring — after no small amount of controversy — the franchise’s first...

13.02.2025 20

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NYC replica of famed Anne Frank House amplifies humanity of those murdered by Nazis

Reproduction of tiny Amsterdam annex where young diarist hid with her family opens to the public at the Center for Jewish History on Monday,...

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