films

9 classic Jewish New York movies you can stream right now

These iconic films were created by Jews, star Jews and depict the unique foibles of being a Jewish person in New York City.

By Lana Schwartz December 22, 2023 1:30 pm

Lin-Manuel Miranda and my German-Jewish grandma both made ‘the Heights’ what it is

A new movie musical celebrates the Manhattan neighborhood that waves of immigrants have called home.

June 7, 2021 3:35 pm

Aly Raisman competing in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2019. (Fernando Frazão/Agência Brasil/Wikimedia Commons)

Aly Raisman will have a cameo in ‘Charlie’s Angels’

“Good morning Charlie, I’m officially an angel,” the Jewish Olympic gold medal gymnast from Massachusetts wrote in announcing her first-ever movie role.

November 8, 2019 8:37 am

Jewish channel preparing discrimination lawsuit against Dutch TV fund

By Cnaan Liphshiz March 1, 2019 10:56 am

Would Hannah Arendt Have Liked the Movie About Her Life?

By Leah Falk

from Jewniverse

When Falling in Love Means Leaving Ultra-Orthodoxy Behind

By Abby Sher

from Jewniverse

The Only Susan Sontag Documentary You’ll Ever Need to See

By Leah Falk

from Jewniverse

The Jewish Pueblo Chief: Now on the Silver Screen!

By Leah Falk

from Jewniverse

About Face

By Jewniverse

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A Tribute to Leonard Cohen

By Jewniverse

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