Jews in the News

Jews in the News: Ben Salomon, Jack Jacobs and Noa Koler

On Memorial Day

Recently, I was telling a dentist friend about BEN SALOMON (1914-1944), a Jewish dentist who posthumously won the Medal of Honor. Our conversation led me to find a Youtube video tribute to Salomon. Through this video, I learned a great deal more about Salomon. Last November,…

Jews in the News: Jason Ian Drucker, Emory Cohen and Mayim Bialik

Movies in Theaters and On Your Couch

“Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul” is the fourth installment in the “Diary” series. It takes place a year after the events in the third film, but the principal cast has been replaced. Newcomer JASON IAN DRUCKER, 11, stars as Greg Heffley, repl…

Jews in the News: Amy Schumer, Liev Schreiber and Iliza Shlesinger

Something Funny; Something Tough

AMY SCHUMER, 35, and GOLDIE HAWN, 71, are arguably the two most famous Jewish comic actresses of the last 48 years (Hawn won an Oscar in 1969 for “Cactus Flower,” her first big film.) Hawn recognized a kindred spirit in Schumer when she agreed to co-star…

Jews in the News: Debra Winger, Sheryl Sandberg and Julianne Margulies

At the Movies: Opens Friday, May 5

“The Lovers” stars DEBRA WINGER, 61, and Tracy Letts as a long-married couple who are both in the midst of open, serious affairs and are increasingly committed to their new partners. But, just as they are on the brink of ending their marriage, a spark …

Jews in the News: Albert Einstein, Rodney Cline and James Caan

Einstein on “Genius”

“Genius” is a National Geographic Channel series that will present the lives of brilliant people. The first “Genius” 10-episode series began on April 25 and the subject is ALBERT EINSTEIN (1879-1955). The consensus of advance reviews is that the series depic…