Stephen Silver

Culture

One ‘crazy’ family: ‘Jackass: Forever’ star Rachel Wolfson on being the first Jew and woman on the stunt comedy team

By Stephen Silver February 18, 2022

Culture

‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ star Caroline Aaron made a career out of playing East Coast Jews. But she’s proud of her Southern roots.

By Stephen Silver February 14, 2022

Culture

Acclaimed Sundance film ‘Cha Cha Real Smooth’ explores love and awkwardness on the bar mitzvah circuit

By Stephen Silver January 28, 2022

Culture

‘And Just Like That,’ a beleaguered series makes fans even angrier with a Holocaust joke

By Stephen Silver January 28, 2022

Ideas

‘Licorice Pizza’ captures the moment when pop culture finally started to see Jewish women as beautiful

By Stephen Silver December 27, 2021

Culture

At University of Chicago’s 75th Latke-Hamantash Debate, a little bit of history and a lot of ‘noshalogical’ theories

By Stephen Silver December 3, 2021

Culture

As Jon Stewart returns to TV, here’s a look back at his most Jewish moments

By Stephen Silver October 1, 2021

Culture

Isaac Asimov’s epic ‘Foundation’ series is now a TV show. His Jewish life was complicated.

By Stephen Silver September 23, 2021

Culture

A 76-year-old Jewish philanthropist from Los Angeles is one of the world’s most prolific Olympic pin traders

By Stephen Silver July 25, 2021

Culture

In ‘Lansky,’ Harvey Keitel puts the legendary gangster’s Jewishness front and center

By Stephen Silver June 25, 2021