Ideas The 20th century was very good for these Jewish icons. Is the Golden Age really over? Mel Brooks, Betty Friedan, Norman Mailer and Leonard Bernstein are the “unruly” subjects of David Denby’s “Eminent Jews.”
Jews were the creative forces behind ‘West Side Story’ decades ago and today. Should they be? A new, Jewish-led adaptation of the musical hits theaters, as cultural conversations around identity and representation have shifted dramatically since the original show.
Bradley Cooper will direct and star in Netflix film about Leonard Bernstein Cooper has been working closely with the famed Jewish composer-conductor’s three children for two years.
