Culture

Jewish camp alums cheer ‘Theater Camp,’ Ben Platt movie shot at former Kutz Camp

Former leaders of the camp known as an incubator of Jewish arts talent said the film “really hit home for us.”

Ideas

Broadway had a very Jewish year, but there is more to the Jewish story than antisemitism and the Holocaust

Around the country, new plays reflect the diversity of the Jewish experience, writes the artistic director of the Jewish Plays Project.

‘Funny Girl’ national tour casts non-Jewish actor as Fanny Brice, reigniting ‘Jewface’ criticism

Some Jewish performers and their allies in the theater community say the production had advertised itself as “specifically seeking actors of Jewish heritage.”

Zack Gelof becomes the 18th Jewish MLB player this year — a likely record

This ‘Jewish Matchmaking’ star just got engaged

Helen Mirren and co-star Lior Ashkenazi (left) attend a press conference ahead of the Israeli premiere of the movie "Golda" in Jerusalem on July 13, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Helen Mirren plays Golda Meir in a new film. The two are also (kind of) related.

‘Cabaret’ is returning to Broadway with Eddie Redmayne — and a restored Jewish subplot

At event inspired by The Moth, yeshiva graduates drop the mic on their haredi Orthodox upbringings

Landmark exhibits shed light on life in German displaced person camps after the Holocaust

‘Barbie’ director Greta Gerwig wants the movie’s viewers to ‘feel like I did at Shabbat dinner’

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