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New revelations about ‘Hitler’s Jewish soldier’

A new documentary takes on the jaw-dropping story of Alex Kurzem, whose past as an accidental Nazi mascot has been questioned by some

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

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February 4, 2024 12:53

Alex Kurzem, centre, with the Latvian battalion that is said to have took him in (Credit: SBS / Australian Uncovered)

Film review: The Zone of Interest: ‘Hopefully it will win Oscars’

Capturing the ordinariness of atrocity

By John Nathan

1 min read

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February 1, 2024 13:39

Christian Friedel in The Zone of Interest

Jewface? It gets Oscar nominations

Not only are non-Jews cast as Jews, but the people giving them big noses in make-up are singled out for praise

By Nicole Lampert

2 min read

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January 24, 2024 17:59

Helen Mirren as Golda Meir in “Golda.” (Photo: Sean Gleason / Bleecker Street / ShivHans Pictures)

Mean Girls review: What’s the point of the rehash? It’s hilarious

You’ve already seen the film, but Tina Fey’s version is so funny you never lose interest

By John Nathan

2 min read

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January 18, 2024 16:26

First look at Amy Winehouse Back To Black film in new teaser trailer

The biopic of the iconic singer will hit cinemas in April

By Jane Prinsley

1 min read

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January 11, 2024 12:09

First look at Amy Winehouse Back To Black film in new teaser trailer

By Kate Maltby

Alice Walker’s open Jew hate is simply ignored

There is a jarring collective amnesia around the views of the author of The Color Purple

3 min read

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January 11, 2024 10:47

The cast of 'The Color Purple' . (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images)

Stars criticise Academy’s exclusion of Jews from diversity standards as “steeped in antisemitism”

Actors David Schwimmer and Julianna Margulies are among the 260 Jewish entertainment figures who signed an open letter

By Elisa Bray

2 min read

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January 10, 2024 16:33

By Keren David

Omitting Jewishness from Winton’s story is neither new nor surprising

The Jewish children rescued by Nicholas Winton often ended up having complicated relationships with their background

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January 5, 2024 14:40

Sir Anthony Hopkins as Sir Nicholas Winton in One Life

What Happens Later review: Not much sparkle for this stranded couple

Meg Ryan and David Duchovny have just about enough on-chemistry for the film’s 100 minutes to pass tolerably

By John Nathan

1 min read

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December 14, 2023 15:44

What Happens Later review: Not much sparkle for this stranded couple

Review, High and Low: ‘I’m not convinced Galliano’s mea culpa is entirely sincere’

Fun, but fairly pointless Rocky Horror wannabee

Shoshana: ‘It’s not even-handed when it comes to depicting Jewish victims of violence’

The Israel solidarity dress that had the Baftas all sewn up

My visit to the set of the upcoming TV series of The Tattooist of Auschwitz

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