Posts Tagged: Kirk Douglas

Two Memories of the Late Kirk Douglas
In the 1990s, while traveling out regularly to Los Angeles, I would often meet with and study Torah and other Jewish texts with Kirk Douglas. He...

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...

Kirk Douglas and the Role of Jewish Masculinity
Kirk Douglas was born more than 100 years ago in Amsterdam, New York, 28 miles from Albany. Beginning life as Issur Danielovich, Douglas’ parents were...

Michael Douglas Reveals Family’s Personal Experience With Anti-Semitism
Famed actor Michael Douglas revealed that his 14 year-old-son Dylan was the victim of an antisemitic attack last summer while vacationing in Europe. Douglas made the...

Kirk Douglas, Jewish ‘Ragman’s Son’ Turned Movie Star, Still Earning Accolades at 96
Film historian Bob Birchard describes an anti-Jewish prejudice in American culture that existed well into the 20th century, not at the level of the Nazi...

Top 10 Greatest Jewish Male Film Actors (Living)
In the arts in general, and in film particularly, Jews have contributed significantly through the years, embracing and taking their place among the pioneers of...