Philanthropist Phil Rosen Joins Menachem Begin Film Project
Phil Rosen, philanthropist and partner at Weil, Gotshal, & Manges LLP, will be an executive producer for Hidden Light Institute’s upcoming documentary project on Menachem Begin, a film that...
Why Is ‘Three Identical Strangers’ Not a Jewish Story?
By ROKHL KAFRISSEN
This article originally appeared on Alma.
In 2005 a miracle happened in Israel, albeit with a technological assist. Sisters Hana Katz and Klara Bleier were reunited 61 years after being separated in...
Mel Gibson to Play ‘Rothchild’ in Upcoming Film
By GABE FRIEDMAN - JTA
Shia LaBeouf and Mel Gibson will star in “Rothchild,” a dark comedy about New York’s super rich. LaBeouf plays Becket Rothchild, who was cast out from the family. As...
Interview With ‘Who Will Write Our History’ Producer Roberta Grossman
By Michele Justic
first published January 2019
In honor of Yom Hashoah, the Peninsula Public Library will participate in the 2019 Global Screening Event of "Who Will Write Our History," based...
Nancy Spielberg: Turning The Lens On Ourselves
By Michele Justic
first published January 2019
Editor's note: In honor of Yom Hashoah, the Peninsula Public Library will participate in the 2019 Global Screening Event of "Who Will Write Our...
CNN, NBC to Air Ad for Oscar-Nominated Documentary About NY Nazi Rally
BY MARCY OSTER
(JTA) — CNN and MSNBC have each agreed to broadcast an ad that Fox News rejected for a documentary about a Nazi rally held in New York...
Disney’s Princess Rebeca a Win for Representation
This article originally appeared on Kveller.
BY SARAH AROESTE
When Disney first announced that it would be airing a Hanukkah episode of its popular series “Elena of Avalor” featuring a Latina Jewish princess, the Jewish internet was abuzz...
A Year After Premiere of Who Will Write Our History, Nancy Spielberg Reflects
By Michele Justic
The last time 5TJT interviewed Nancy Spielberg, Who Will Write Our History had not yet made its grand premiere on International Holocaust Remembrance Day to audiences across...
‘Who Will Write Our History’ Shows Resistance, Tragedy of Warsaw Ghetto
By Dr. Alex Sternberg
Everyone who has studied even a little about the Holocaust has heard of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising. About 40,000 desperate Jews decided to revolt. We know...
Edwin Black Show Caters to The New Remote Age
By Edwin Black
Nothing will be the same as we enter our new age — the remote age. We can wish for a return to the jam-packed days that effervesced...
Latest article
Addressing V’Lo Yilbash
Sometimes, a general prohibition is well-known, but the details of the prohibition are foreign even to seasoned talmidei chachamim. Although the prohibition of v’lo...
Terror In Jerusalem: Seven Dead in Shooting in Synagogue in Neve Yaakov
Elad Benari, Canada
At least seven people were killed and several others were injured, including one critically, in a shooting attack on a synagogue in...
Gaza Terrorists Fire Rockets Into Israel, Prompting IDF Retaliatory Strikes Against Hamas
(January 27, 2023 / JNS) Palestinian terrorists fired a barrage of rockets from the Gaza Strip at Israeli communities overnight Thursday, prompting retaliatory strikes by the IDF...