Posts Tagged: Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg and Biopic About His Jewish Family Win Best Picture, Best Director at Golden Globes
Steven Spielberg won the award for best director at the 2023 Golden Globes on Tuesday night for The Fabelmans, his autobiographical film about his Jewish...
What Is It That Jews Actually Value?
JNS.org –We already knew that the Genesis Prize was not really the “Jewish Nobel Prize” as its public-relations flacks have trained so many journalists to call it. Since...
Legendary Jewish Movie Star Kirk Douglas Laid to Rest
Legendary Jewish movie star Kirk Douglas has been laid to rest. The Spartacus star passed away this week at the age of 103, and on Friday...
Hezbollah Criticizes Lebanon Decision to Allow Spielberg Film
Hezbollah criticized the Lebanese government on Friday for allowing cinemas to screen Steven Spielberg's film "The Post" despite calls for a ban because of the...
Plan to Turn Schindler Factory Into Museum Reportedly Hits Snags Over Finances, Local Opposition
A plan to turn the deserted factory of famed German industrialist Oskar Schindler, who protected Jews from extermination during the Holocaust, into a museum is in jeopardy,...
Charity Headed by Diane von Furstenberg Calls on Wealthy Celebrities to Help Fund Restoration of Venice’s Jewish Ghetto
A non-profit organization headed by Jewish designer Diane von Furstenberg is appealing to celebrities for donations to help restore Venice's ancient Jewish ghetto, The Telegraph reported on Thursday. The...
Jewish 100, 2014: Steven Spielberg – Arts and Culture
Steven Spielberg Director To be sure, the little girl in the red coat will continue to transfix viewers of filmmaker Steven Spielberg's seminal Schindler's List, which won...
Oskar Schindler’s Czech Factory for Sale; Could Become Holocaust Museum
Oskar Schindler's famous factory is for sale, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday. The factory, in Brnenec -- population 1,300 -- in eastern Czech Republic, 120...
Algemeiner Advisory Board Chairman Elie Wiesel, Film Director Steven Spielberg to be Awarded Israel’s Presidential Medal of Distinction
The Algemeiner's Advisory Board Chairman Professor Elie Wiesel and film director Steven Spielberg, along with five Israelis, will be awarded Israel's Medal of Distinction, the...
Jewish 100: Steven Spielberg – Arts
Steven Spielberg Film Director/Producer The acclaimed film director created the Shoah Foundation in 1994 following the release of his film Schindler's List. The role of the...
Schindler’s “Girl in Red Coat” Says She Was Haunted by Film
The little girl who served as a symbol of horror in Steven Spielberg's 1993 film "Schindler's List" says that for years she was haunted by...
The Yiddish Language’s Literal and Figurative Rescuer
AMHERST, MA—Aaron Lansky's decades-long mission is typified by an "emergency" call he once received on a wintry night, summoning him to New York to rescue thousands...
Steven Spielberg Joins Queen of England for Private Film Screening
Director Steven Spielberg and the Queen attended a private screening of the movie, War Horse, yesterday at Windsor Castle. The wood-paneled state room, Waterloo Chamber,...
Filmmaker Harvey Weinstein to be Awarded France’s Highest Honor
Charlie Chaplin, Clint Eastwood, Steven Speilberg, and Robert DeNiro are all past recipients of the Légion d'Honneur award, France's oldest and highest honor, given to those...
