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Jews in space! 10 of the greatest sci-fi movies ever made
By Francine Wolfisz
As Israel gets ready for its first moon mission, here’s our greatest Jewish space films to watch…
Jews in space! 10 of the greatest sci-fi movies ever made
By Francine Wolfisz
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February 14, 2019, 4:58 pm
Jews in space! 10 of the greatest sci-fi movies ever made
As Israel gets ready for its first moon mission, here’s our greatest Jewish space films to watch...
By Francine Wolfisz
Rachel Weisz stars as Ronit and Rachel McAdams as Esti in Disobedience
November 29, 2018, 3:33 pm
Disobedience star Rachel Weisz: ‘There are many like Esti out there’
The Oscar-winning actress stars with Rachel McAdams in the film adaptation of Naomi Alderman's controversial book, exploring the taboo of lesbian love in the Orthodox community
By Francine Wolfisz
The riders arrive at Brandenburg Gate in Back To Berlin
November 22, 2018, 11:51 am
Back To Berlin: A road trip through history
Director Catherine Lurie traces 11 Jewish bikers through nine countries as they retrace an historic trip for the 2015 European Maccabi Games
By Jenni Frazer
Film maker Iris Zaki decided to move to a West Bank settlement and find out what life was really like there
November 8, 2018, 11:53 am
Left-winger opens her eyes to life in the West Bank in Unsettling
Israeli film-maker Iris Zaki embeds herself in the West Bank and discovers the picture is more complicated than she thought
By Stephen Applebaum
Sir Ben Kingsley stars as Adolf Eichmann in the Netflix drama, Operation Finale
October 4, 2018, 3:43 pm
Ben Kingsley on Netflix’s Operation Finale: ‘Eichmann was utterly unrepentant’
The veteran 74-year-old actor portrays the notorious Nazi captured by Mossad in Argentina
Forever Pure
July 29, 2018, 11:03 am
Two Israeli films nominated for 2018 Emmy Awards
'Forever Pure' and 'Princess Shaw' have been shortlisted for this year's prestigious film and television prize
By JTA
July 11, 2018, 11:13 am
Meet the Orthodox all-female ambulance crew
Paula Eiselt's fascinating documentary reveals one woman’s attempt to take on the all-male Hatzalah service
By Curt Schleier and JTA
March 15, 2018, 12:01 pm
Watch: Rosamund Pike and Daniel Bruhl star in Entebbe
José Padilha's thriller, starring Daniel Bruhl and Rosamund Pike, recounts the real-life operation by Israeli commandos to free 106 hostages
By Francine Wolfisz
Tom Hanks (as Ben Bradlee) and Meryl Streep (as Kay Graham) star in The Post. Credit: Niko Tavernise
January 17, 2018, 3:59 pm
Steven Spielberg’s The Post: ‘I’ve been directing 49 years and never had a film come together this quickly’
The American-Jewish film-maker's new thriller, based on the story of the Pentagon Papers, stars Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks
By Francine Wolfisz
Menashe Lustig plays Menashe, with his on-screen son Rieven, portrayed by Ruben Niborski
December 8, 2017, 12:42 pm
A true portrayal of Chasidic life
The first film in 70 years made entirely in Yiddish has won critical praise. Its director tells Francine Wolfisz about the difficulties of making it – and the rewards
By Francine Wolfisz
November 16, 2017, 10:56 am
Remember Baghdad: ‘I still feel today like a Babylonian Jew’
A new documentary explores the stories of eight Jews forced to leave the once-flourishing Jewish community of Iraq
By Francine Wolfisz
Iris Zaki, director of The Shampoo Summit
November 13, 2017, 1:05 pm
Not in a lather! Film showing Arab and Jewish women talking politics in hair salon wins award
The Shampoo Summit, directed by Iris Zaki, was honoured at this year's Arts and Humanities Research in Film Awards
By Francine Wolfisz
The Force Awakens filmmaker JJ Abrams will return to a galaxy far, far away to replace Colin Trevorrow as the director of Star Wars: Episode IX. Photo credit: Anthony Devlin/PA Wire
September 12, 2017, 5:29 pm
JJ Abrams to return as director of Star Wars: Episode IX
Jewish filmmaker to replace Colin Trevorrow for the latest sci-fi movie which he'll co-write and direct
By Jewish News Reporter
June 13, 2017, 3:56 pm
Watch: Exclusive clip from Destination Unknown
New film, out in UK cinemas June 16, captures the pain which still haunts Holocaust survivors 70 years after liberation
Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman.
June 10, 2017, 7:04 pm
Israelis kvell over Wonder Woman Gal Gadot’s response to a seven-year-old fan
On Thursday, the star of the new blockbuster responded to a young Israeli girl’s endearing handwritten fan letter, and it melted everyone's hearts
By Andrew Tobin (JTA)
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