Jews in the News

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…

Jews in the News: Joaquin Phoenix, Geddy Lee and Jake Tapper

“Lost City of Z”: the Movie

“The Lost City of Z” is the name that British explorer Percy Fawcett (1867-1925) gave to a rumored lost city in the Amazon jungle. It’s also the name of David Grann’s best selling non-fiction book about Fawcett’s efforts to find “Z”. Grann’s b…

Jews in the News: Ryan Braun, Robin Weigert and Steven Speilberg

Major League Tribe Members

The following is a list of Jewish players on a major league team roster as of opening day (April 1). All these players (save the last one, below) have at least one Jewish parent and don’t identify with a faith other than Judaism:

RYAN BRAUN, 33, outfielder, Mi…

Jews in the News: Alan Arkin, Hank Azaria and Amanda Peet

At the Movies: Opens April 7

“Going in Style” is a re-make of a 1979 action/comedy film of the same name that starred GEORGE BURNS, LEE STRASBERG, and Art Carney as three “nice” senior citizens who decide to rob a bank and do it. Its been made known that this version ends “happy…

Jews in the News: Scarlett Johansson, William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy

At the Movies: Opens March 31

“The Ghost in the Shell” is an action-adventure based on a Japanese comic book and film. It follows Major (SCARLETT JOHANSSON, 32), a special ops, one-of-a-kind human-cyborg hybrid, who leads an elite task force that is devoted to stopping the most dangerou…