Jews in the News

Jews in the News: Elizabeth Banks, Josh Radnor and Natalie Portman

At the Movies: Opens Friday, May 15

“Mad Max: Fury Road” is the fourth in the series of “Mad Max” films and the first in 30 years. After a series of worldwide apocalyptic disasters, Mad Max (Tom Hardy) meets Furiosa (Charlize Theron), a woman trying to cross a huge desert. With her…

Jews in the News: Jack Black, Iris Apfel and Bruce Levenson

Friends Creator Returns

The new Netflix series, “Frankie and Grace,” will premiere on Friday, May 8. Per Netflix practice, the whole first season is released at once. The series stars Lilly Tomlin and Jane Fonda (who co-starred in the hit flick “9 to 5”) as long-time rivals who are …

Jews in the News: Scarlett Johansson, Omar Casspi and Lorne Michaels

More Avenging

Another huge “Avengers” movie, “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” opens on May 1. Reprising their respective roles as Iron Man and Black Widow are Robert Downey, Jr., 50, and SCARLETT JOHANSSON, 30.  Downey, by the way, is getting “more Jewish” as time passes: he calls h…

Jews in the News: Harrison Ford, Dr. Richard Besser and Ellen Barkin

At the Movies: Opening Friday, April 24

“Age of Adaline” is a romantic fantasy-drama. The title character (Blake Lively) was born in 1908 and twenty years later she’s in an accident that ‘magically’ stops her from aging. To avoid attention, she conceals her changing identities fr…

Jews in the News: Craig Breslow, Jonah Hill and James Franco

Working the Diamond: Jewish Baseball Players

The following Jewish players were on a major league roster as of opening day (April 6).  All the players listed below have at least one Jewish parent and were raised either Jewish or secular. Players: RYAN BRAUN, 31, outfielder, Milwaukee Brewer…