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Aug 7, 2026, 6:14 PM

Nolan’s Odyssey, Israel’s Nostos

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Like the mythical Greek hero, Israelis since October 7 have been navigating endless obstacles to reach the feeling of safety we call 'home'

Sheldon Kirshner

Jul 31, 2026, 7:04 PM

Marty Supreme: A Portrait Of A Table Tennis Star

Josh Safdie's Marty Supreme, released last year and now available on Amazon Prime, is ostensibly about the American ping pong star Marty Reisman. It pays far more attention to his inclinations as a hustler rather than to his talent...

Sheldon Kirshner

Jul 21, 2026, 5:48 PM

Above Suspicion

Nazi villains were a staple of early 1940s Hollywood movies, especially after the United States' entry into World War II following Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. Above Suspicion, a 122-minute film released by MGM in 1943 and broadcast on the...

Jul 20, 2026, 6:20 PM

From Blade Runner to Terminator to Gattaca: Science Fiction as a Factual Warning

The horizon of the so-called technological "Singularity" has long been the domain of futurists and science-fiction writers. But now, as the acceleration of machine intelligence pushes us ever closer, the warnings are hardening into urgent alarm. This op-ed attempts—drawing...

Orly Benaroch Light

Jul 15, 2026, 8:00 PM

Existence First, Coexistence Later

LEMON TREE (2008) -Original title: ETZ LIMON-, directed by ERAN RIKLIS. Credit: ERAN RIKLIS PROD./HEIMATFILM/MACT PROD./RIVA (Almay)

I'm a proud Jewish Israeli American advocate. I refuse to give up hope for peace between Israelis and Palestinians. That refusal sometimes gets me in trouble. Some think I'm betraying my own people when I voice criticism of government...

Jul 14, 2026, 11:05 AM

Halakha’s Kármán Line: Imagined and Real Jews in Space

Ilan Ramon, November 2001, NASA, https://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-107/images/high/KSC-02PP-0490.jpg, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ilan_Ramon,_NASA_photo_portrait_in_orange_suit.jpg, cropped

In the late 1960s or early 1970s, when Rabbi Solomon B. Freehof – the most prolific author of responsa in the American Reform movement – was asked for sources in Jewish law in preparation for “a discussion of the...

Jul 13, 2026, 6:36 PM

The Jewess Patriot: A Jewish Storyteller Remembers Those Days

There was a time when Hollywood understood that great storytelling wasn't about checking ideological boxes. It was about creating characters audiences cared about, telling stories that made us laugh, cry, think, and maybe even see the world a little...

Jul 12, 2026, 9:33 PM

‘Whose Land?’ Tribute to Christian Zionist Filmmaker Hugh Kitson

A Farewell in Australia to Filmmaker Hugh Kitson, Who Devoted His Life to Telling the Truth of History & Israel's Rights to the Land Under International Law British documentary film-maker Hugh Kitson devoted his life to making films about Israel...

Jared M. Feldschreiber

Jul 9, 2026, 9:56 PM

A Resonant Gleam of Creative Expression in Belarus

Press freedom remains a cherished right for all democracies, whether they are nascent or fully-fledged ones. In Draconian societies, like modern-day Belarus, it still has not been achieved, and in many instances, systematically thwarted by cruel and autocratic paranoia....

Yocheved Pianko Feinerman

Jul 6, 2026, 6:57 PM

What to Know About the 2026 Jerusalem Film Festival

Courtesy of the Jerusalem Film Festival

A quick guide to the 43rd Jerusalem Film Festival: buzzy films, festival guests, and the practical details, from Palme d'Or winners to where to park. A festival film isn't the Marvel movie playing at the mall. It's the kind you're...

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